Discordance in nuchal translucency measurements in monochorionic diamniotic twins as predictor of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 605-610

  Linskens, Ingeborg H ^a   De Mooij, Yolanda M ^a   Twisk, Jos W ^a   Kist, Willem J ^b   Oepkes, Dick ^b   Van Vugt, John M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnacies; Nuchal translucency; Twin to twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; FETUS; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; ADULT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; NEWBORN ANEMIA; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREGNANCY; TWINS;

ADULT; FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; MALE; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; TWINS;

EID: 74949121158     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.12.6.605     Document Type: Article

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