Suspected twin-twin transfusion syndrome: How often is the diagnosis correct and referral timely?

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 941-945

  Gandhi, Manisha ^a   Papanna, Ramesha ^a   Teach, Michael ^a   Johnson, Anthony ^a   Moise, Kenneth J ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Monochorionic twins; Sonography; Surveillance; Twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

PATIENT TREATMENT; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; LASER PHOTOCOAGULATION; LASER TREATED; MONOCHORIONIC TWIN; STAGE I; STAGE III; SURVEILLANCE; TWIN-TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

DIAGNOSIS;

ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NEWBORN ANEMIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL RATE; TEXAS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84864192685     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: 15509613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2012.31.6.941     Document Type: Article

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