First trimester fetal echocardiography

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 162-168

  Marques Carvalho, Sandra Regina ^a   Mendes, Maria Célia ^a   Neto, Omero Benedito Poli ^a   Berezowski, Aderson Tadeu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fetal echocardiography; First trimester; Normal pregnancies; Prenatal diagnosis; Transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART VALVE; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 42449094634     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000111137     Document Type: Article

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