Use of ultrasound to distinguish between fetal hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism on discovery of a goiter

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 412-420

  Huel, C ^a   Guibourdenche, J ^a   Vuillard, E ^a   Ouahba, J ^a   Piketty, M ^a   Oury, J F ^a   Luton, D ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^b BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Antenatal; Fetal goiter; Hyperthyroidism; Hypothyroidism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE MATURATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MONITORING; FETUS MOVEMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; GOITER; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FUNCTION; VASCULARIZATION;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETAL MOVEMENT; GOITER; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; OSTEOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID DISEASES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 63449102210     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.6315     Document Type: Article

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