Accuracy of ultrasonography at 11-14 weeks of gestation for detection of fetal structural anomalies: A systematic review

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1160-1167

  Rossi, A Cristina ^a,b   Prefumo, Federico ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MALFORMATION; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LIMB MALFORMATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINE MALFORMATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION;

CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84889255618     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000015     Document Type: Review

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