First Trimester Fetal Volume and Crown-Rump Length: Comparison Between Singletons and Twins Conceived by In Vitro Fertilization

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1360-1364

  Martins, Wellington P ^a   Ferriani, Rui A ^a   Nastri, Carolina O ^a   Filho, Francisco Mauad ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Escola de Ultra sonografia de Ribeirao Preto   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gestational age; Twins; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

EMBRYO TRANSFER; FETAL HEAD; GESTATIONAL AGE; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND; TWINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ULTRASONICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TWINS;

ADULT; CEPHALOMETRY; CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; THORAX; TWINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 49849087406     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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