Visualization of intracranial translucency at the 11-13-week scan is improved after specific training

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 635-639

  Mangione, R ^a   Lelong, N ^c   Fontanges, M ^a   Amat, S ^a   Rosenblatt, J ^d   Khoshnood, B ^b   Jouannic, J M ^d  

^a Collège Français D'Echographie Foetale ^*  (France)

^b Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord Aquitaine   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

first trimester; intracranial translucency; nuchal translucency; prenatal diagnosis; spina bifida; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINA BIFIDA; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINA BIFIDA CYSTICA;

EID: 82455164081     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.10118     Document Type: Article

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