Learning curve in measurement of fetal frontomaxillary facial angle at 11-13 weeks of gestation

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 530-534

  Yang, X ^a,b   Chen, M ^a   Wang, H F ^c   Leung, T Y ^a   Borenstein, M ^d   Nicolaides, K ^d   Sahota, D S ^a   Lau, T K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Guangzhou Obstetrics and Neonatal Hospital   (China)

^c SHENZHEN PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

^d KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

First trimester screening; FMF angle; Learning curve; Measurement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOWN SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLA; METHODOLOGY; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLA; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 77951866292     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7574     Document Type: Article

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