Frontomaxillary facial angle in trisomy 21 fetuses at 16-24 weeks of gestation

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 384-387

  Molina, F ^a,b   Persico, N ^a   Borenstein, M ^a   Sonek, J ^c   Nicolaides, K H ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Centro Gutenberg   (Spain)

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Frontomaxillary facial angle; Maxilla; Second trimester screening; Three dimensional ultrasound; Trisomy 21

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIES; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAXILLA; NOSE; PALATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRISOMY 21; ULTRASOUND; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; FACE; FOREHEAD; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOWN SYNDROME; FACE; FACIES; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; OBSERVER VARIATION; PALATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 49849099227     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.5288     Document Type: Article

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