Reliability of the first-trimester cardiac scan by ultrasound-trained obstetricians with high-frequency transabdominal probes in fetuses with increased nuchal translucency

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 272-278

  Bellotti, M ^a,b   Fesslova, V ^c   De Gasperi, C ^a   Rognoni, G ^a   Bee, V ^a   Zucca, I ^a   Cappellini, A ^f   Bulfamante, G ^b,e   Lombardi, C M ^d  

^a Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^d Studio Diagnostico Eco   (Italy)

^e Fondazione Policlinico   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Fetal echocardiography; Fetal heart; First trimester; Nuchal translucency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS HEART; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENETICS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; FEMALE; FETAL HEART; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956197965     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7685     Document Type: Article

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