Outcome prediction in monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancies with moderately discordant amniotic fluid

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-21

  Van Mieghem, T ^a   Eixarch, E ^b,c   Gucciardo, L ^a   Done, E ^a   Gonzales, I ^b,c   Van Schoubroeck, D ^a   Lewi, L ^a   Gratacos, E ^b,c   Deprest, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE ENFERMEDADES RARAS CIBERER   (Spain)

Author keywords

cardiac function; growth restriction; monochorionic twin; prediction; twin to twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BIOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN ANEMIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGNOSIS; SPAIN; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; TWINS;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; BELGIUM; BIOMETRY; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGNOSIS; SPAIN; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 78650661724     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.8802     Document Type: Article

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