Prediction of outcome in dichorionic twin pregnancies at 6-10 weeks' gestation

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 205, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 348.e1-348.e5

  Papaioannou, George I ^a,b   Syngelaki, Argyro ^a   Maiz, Nerea ^d   Ross, Jackie A ^b   Nicolaides, Kypros H ^a,c  

^a Fetal Medicine Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b Dept Obstet Gynaecol King's C   (United Kingdom)

^c KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Centro Sanitario Virgen Del Pilar   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arly pregnancy; Embryo; Miscarriage; Twins; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; DICHORIONIC TWIN PREGNANCY; EMBRYO; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GESTATIONAL SAC; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN PREGNANCY; HISTOLOGY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADULT; CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GESTATIONAL SAC; HEART RATE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84855172940     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.05.020     Document Type: Article

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