Prenatal detection of pulmonary hypoplasia in fetuses with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic studies

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 579-588

  Knox, Ellen ^a   Lissauer, David ^a,b   Khan, Khalid ^a,b   Kilby, Mark ^a,b  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; Diagnostic test; Lunghead ratio; Pulmonary hypoplasia; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BODY REGIONS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LUNG HYPOPLASIA; META ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ULTRASOUND; ALGORITHM; COMPLICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; LUNG DISEASES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; HERNIAS, DIAPHRAGMATIC, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 77953624361     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767050903551400     Document Type: Review

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