Comparison of the efficiency of second-trimester nasal bone hypoplasia and increased nuchal fold in Down syndrome screening

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 199, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 281.e1-281.e5

  Odibo, Anthony O ^a   Sehdev, Harish M ^b   Gerkowicz, Sabrina ^a   Stamilio, David M ^a   Macones, George A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; nasal bone hypoplasia; nuchal fold; screening efficiency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; DOWN SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; GENETICS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; INCREASED NUCHAL FOLD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NASAL BONE; NASAL BONE HYPOPLASIA; NECK MALFORMATION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 50349085124     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.06.078     Document Type: Article

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