Second-trimester sonographic soft markers: What can we learn from the experience of first-trimester nuchal translucency screening?

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-125

  Lau, T K ^a   Evans, M I ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; ANXIETY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOWN SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRISOMY 13; TRISOMY 18; TRISOMY 21;

ADULT; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND;

EID: 51949084368     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.6134     Document Type: Editorial

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