The 'equals sign': A novel marker in the diagnosis of fetal isolated cleft palate

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 439-444

  Wilhelm, L ^a   Borgers, H ^a  

^a Centre of Fetal Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cleft lip and palate; Cleft palate; Palate; Prenatal diagnosis; Soft palate; Uvula

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; CLEFT PALATE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PALATE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SOFT PALATE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CLEFT PALATE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PALATE, SOFT; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UVULA;

EID: 78649614121     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7704     Document Type: Article

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