Comparison of prenatal ultrasound findings and autopsy findings in fetuses terminated after prenatal diagnosis of malformations: An experience of a clinical genetics center

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 244-249

  Phadke, Shubha R ^a   Gupta, Ashutosh ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Fetal autopsy; Genetic counseling; Malformations; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ABORTED FETUS; ABORTION, EUGENIC; AUTOPSY; FEMALE; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 77952704233     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20688     Document Type: Article

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