Four-dimensional sonographic assessment of inter-twin contact late in the first trimester

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 104-107

  Sasaki, Mutsuko ^a,b   Yanagihara, Toshihiro ^a   Naitoh, Naoko ^b   Hata, Toshiyuki ^a  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dichorionic diamniotic twin; First trimester; Four dimensional ultrasound; Inter twin contact; Monochorionic diamniotic twin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DICHORIONIC DIAMNIOTIC TWINS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOUR DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; MALE; MONOCHORIONIC DIAMNIOTIC TWINS; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TWINS;

EID: 73749086087     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.09.025     Document Type: Article

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