Choroid plexus cyst, intracardiac echogenic focus, hyperechogenic bowel and hydronephrosis in screening for trisomy 21 at 11 + 0 to 13 + 6 weeks

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 132-135

  Dagklis, T ^a   Plasencia, W ^a   Maiz, N ^a   Duarte, L ^a   Nicolaides, K H ^a,b  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac echogenic focus; Choroid plexus cysts; Echogenic bowel; First trimester screening; Hydronephrosis; Trisomy 21

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOROID PLEXUS TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRISOMY 21;

ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CHOROID PLEXUS; CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; CYSTS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 54549098135     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.5224     Document Type: Article

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