Evaluation of an objective method of image assessment for first-trimester nasal bone

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 533-537

  Thia, E W H ^a   Wei, X ^a   Tan, D T H ^a   Lai, X H ^a   Zhang, X J ^a   Oo, S Y ^a   Yeo, G S H ^a  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

First trimester; Image scoring; Intraclass correlation coefficient; Nasal bone; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOWN SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NASAL BONE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; NASAL BONE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84863133656     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.9042     Document Type: Article

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