Prospective detection of open spina bifida at 11-13 weeks by assessing intracranial translucency and posterior brain

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 722-726

  Chaoui, R ^a   Benoit, B ^b   Heling, K S ^a   Kagan, K O ^c   Pietzsch, V ^d   Sarut Lopez, A ^a   Tekesin, I ^d   Karl, K ^e  

^a Center of Prenatal Diagnosis and Human Genetics   (Germany)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER PRINCESSE GRACE   (Monaco)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^d Prenatal Diagnostic Center   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

first trimester screening; intracranial translucency; IT; NT screening; spina bifida; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; ECHOGRAPHY; FACE; FATALITY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SPINA BIFIDA; STATISTICS;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; CEREBELLUM; CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; FACE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; SPINA BIFIDA CYSTICA;

EID: 82455212848     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.10111     Document Type: Article

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