The performance of second trimester long bone ratios for Down syndrome screening is influenced by gestational age

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 642-645

  Wang, Eileen ^a   Chen, Catherine ^b   Glimco, Elizabeth ^b   Grobman, William ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Down syndrome screening; Femur length; Humerus length; Second trimester

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LONG BONE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; BONES OF THE ARM AND HAND; EMBRYOLOGY; EVALUATION STUDY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; LEG; MASS SCREENING; MORPHOMETRICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; UTILIZATION;

ARM BONES; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; DOWN SYNDROME; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LEG BONES; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 77953629111     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767050903287224     Document Type: Article

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