Jugular lymphatic sacs in first-trimester fetuses with normal nuchal translucency

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 394-398

  Demooij, Y M ^a   Bekker, M N ^a   Spreeuwenberg, M D ^a   Vanvugt, J M G ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

First trimester; Jugular lymphatic sacs; Lymphatic development; Nuchal translucency; Pathophysiology; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; JUGULAR LYMPHATIC SAC; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHANGIOGENESIS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; NECK; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MATERNAL AGE; NECK; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 63449114616     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.6308     Document Type: Article

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