3D/4D ultrasound in prenatal diagnosis: Is it time for routine use?

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 336-351

  Merz, Eberhard ^a   Abramowicz, Jacques S ^b  

^a KRANKENHAUS NORDWEST   (Germany)

^b RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

3D ultrasound; prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FACE MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FETUS MALFORMATION; FOUR DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SPINE MALFORMATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84857615646     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: 15325520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3182446ef7     Document Type: Article

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