Thymic-thoracic ratio in fetuses with trisomy 21, 18 or 13

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 412-417

  Karl, K ^a   Heling, K S ^b   Sarut Lopez, A ^b   Thiel, G ^b   Chaoui, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Center for Prenatal Diagnosis and Human Genetics   (Germany)

Author keywords

aneuploidy; deletion 22q11; Down syndrome; fetal echocardiography; growth restriction; thymus; trisomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 13; CHROMOSOME 18; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; DOWN SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; THORAX; THYMUS; TRISOMY; TRISOMY 13;

ADULT; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 13; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 18; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; THORAX; THYMUS GLAND; TRISOMY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84866937652     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.11068     Document Type: Article

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