Semi-automated system for measurement of nuchal transhicency thickness

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 412-416

  Moratalla, J ^a   Pintoffl, K ^c   Minekawa, R ^a   Lachmann, R ^a   Wright, D ^b   Nicolaides, K H ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c GE Medical Systems Kretztechnik GmbH and Co OHG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Automated measurement; First trimester screening; Nuchal translucency; Trisomy 21; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DOWN SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 78649558113     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7737     Document Type: Article

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