Nuchal translucency thickness in monochorionic multiple pregnancies: Value in predicting pregnancy outcome

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 363-369

  Casasbuenas, Alexandra ^a   Wong, Amy E ^a   Sepulveda, Waldo ^a  

^a CLÍNICA LAS CONDES   (Chile)

Author keywords

Fetal sonography; First trimester; Monochorionic twins; Nuchal translucency; Twin pregnancy; Twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

MONOCHORIONIC TWINS; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOCHORIONIC MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

EID: 41149136793     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2008.27.3.363     Document Type: Article

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