Sonographic biometrical range of external genitalia differentiation in the first trimester of pregnancy: Analysis of 2593 cases

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 677-684

  Mazza, V ^a   Di Monte, I ^a   Pati, M ^a   Contu, G ^a   Ottolenghi, C ^b   Forabosco, A ^a   Volpe, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Biparietal diameter; Fetal gender; Prenatal diagnosis; Sonography

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AMNIOTIC FLUID CELL; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; BIRTH; CHORION VILLUS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENITAL MALFORMATION; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KARYOTYPE; MACHINE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SEX DETERMINATION; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; TRANSABDOMINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; CHORIONIC VILLI SAMPLING; FEMALE; GENITALIA; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 4644323246     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.945     Document Type: Article

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