Prenasal thickness in trisomy-21 fetuses at 16-24 weeks of gestation

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 751-754

  Persico, N ^a   Borenstein, M ^a   Molina, F ^b   Azumendi, G ^b   Nicolaides, K H ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Centro Gutenberg   (Spain)

Author keywords

3D ultrasound; Prenasal thickness; Second trimester screening; Trisomy 21

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FRONTAL BONE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NASAL BONE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TRISOMY 21; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MATERNAL AGE; NASAL BONE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57349189540     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.5404     Document Type: Article

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