Ductus venosus pulsatility index measurement reduces the false-positive rate in first-trimester screening

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 661-667

  Timmerman, E ^a   Oude Rengerink, K ^a   Pajkrt, E ^a   Opmeer, B C ^a   Van Der Post, J A M ^a   Bilardo, C M ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Down syndrome screening; ductus venosus; nuchal translucency; prediction model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DOWN SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL VEIN; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DOWN SYNDROME; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL VEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649684995     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7706     Document Type: Article

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