"Brothers in arms": 3-Dimensional sonographic findings in a first-trimester thoraco-omphalopagus conjoined twin pair

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-99

  Bornstein, Eran ^a   Santos, Rosalba ^a   Timor Tritsch, Ilan E ^a   Monteagudo, Ana ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONJOINED TWINS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LETTER; THORACO OMPHALOPAGUS CONJOINED TWINS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 58149517604     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2009.28.1.97     Document Type: Letter

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