Meningomyelocele: Early detection using 3-dimensional ultrasound imaging in the family medicine center

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 270-272

  Forest, Christopher P ^a   Goodman, Darenie ^a   Hahn, Ricardo G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

3 dimensional ultrasound; Congenital defects; First trimester; Meningomyelocele; Neural tube defect; Pregnancy prenatal care; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HYOSCYAMINE; ONDANSETRON; PHENOBARBITAL; QUETIAPINE; SCOPOLAMINE;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; CURETTAGE; CYST; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECHOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; ILEITIS; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NAUSEA; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIMIGRAVIDA; SPINE; URINE LEVEL; VAGINA BLEEDING; YOLK SAC;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MENINGOMYELOCELE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949495377     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.02.090226     Document Type: Article

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