Retrospective review of diagnostic performance of intracranial translucency in detection of open spina bifida at the 11-13-week scan

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 630-634

  Fong, K W ^a   Toi, A ^a   Okun, N ^a   Al Shami, E ^a   Menezes, R J ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

first trimester; nuchal translucency; prenatal ultrasonography; spina bifida

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINA BIFIDA;

ADULT; CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; FEMALE; FOURTH VENTRICLE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINA BIFIDA CYSTICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82455199113     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.8994     Document Type: Review

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