Abnormal number of fetal ribs on 3-dimensional ultrasonography: Associated anomalies and outcomes in 75 fetuses

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1263-1271

  Gindes, Liat ^a   Benoit, Bernard ^b   Pretorius, Dolores H ^c   Achiron, Reuwen ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER PRINCESSE GRACE   (Monaco)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

3 Dimensional ultrasonography; Fetal skeleton; Fetus; Ribs

Indexed keywords

RADIOLOGY; ULTRASONICS;

3-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; FETAL SKELETON; FETUS; RIBS; ULTRASONOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION; VOLUME CONTRAST IMAGING; VOLUME DATA SETS;

ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MALFORMATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMAN; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIB MALFORMATION;

EID: 54149113710     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2008.27.9.1263     Document Type: Article

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