How to identify the thymus in the fetus: The thy-box

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 488-492

  Paladini, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 22; CHROMOSOME DELETION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAMMARY ARTERY; MEDIASTINUM; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; THYMUS;

CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 22; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; MAMMARY ARTERIES; MEDIASTINUM; PREGNANCY; THYMUS GLAND; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 79953145182     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.8854     Document Type: Article

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