Normal and abnormal fetal hand positioning and movement in early pregnancy detected by three- and four-dimensional ultrasound

Ultrasound Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 46-51

  Pooh, R K ^b   Ogura, T ^a  

^a Taijukai Kaisei General Hospital   (Japan)

^b National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

Author keywords

Early pregnancy; Fetus; Finger; Four dimensional ultrasound; Hand

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTRACTURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMBRYOLOGY; FETUS; FETUS (ANATOMY); FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MOVEMENT; FINGER; FINGER MALFORMATION; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATION PERIOD; HAND MALFORMATION; HAND MOVEMENT; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; JOINT FUNCTION; MUSCLE ATONIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; TENDON; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; THUMB; WRIST;

EID: 4043126829     PISSN: 14722240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14722240410001700249     Document Type: Article

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