An objective measurement to diagnose micrognathia on prenatal ultrasound

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-123

  Palit, G ^a   Jacquemyn, Y ^a   Kerremans, M ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Foetal face; Pierre Robin syndrome; Prenatal diagnosis; Retrognathia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE PROFILE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MICROGNATHIA; PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROGNATHIA;

FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MICROGNATHISM; PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 44349125829     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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