First-Trimester sonographic prediction of obstetric and neonatal outcomes in monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancies

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 135-140

  Allaf, M Baraa ^a,b,j   Vintzileos, Anthony M ^a,b   Chavez, Martin R ^a,b   Wax, Joseph A ^c   Ravangard, Samadh F ^a,d   Figueroa, Reinaldo ^a   Borgida, Adam ^e   Shamshirsaz, Amir ^f   Markenson, Glenn ^g   Davis, Sarah ^h   Habenicht, Rebecca ⁱ   Haeri, Sina ^j   Ozhand, Ali ^k   Johnson, Jeffery ⁱ   Sangi Haghpeykar, Haleh ^j   Spiel, Melissa ^d   Ruano, Rodrigo ^a,j   Meyer, Marjorie ^h   Belfort, Michael A ^a   Ogburn, Paul ^a   Campbell, Winston A ^d   Shamshirsaz, Alireza A ^d,e,j   more..

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^e HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^g BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

ⁱ DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

Monochorionic twins; ; Nuchal translucency; Obstetric ultrasound; Twin Twin transfusion syndrome; Words Crown Rump length

Indexed keywords

REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

GENERALIZED ESTIMATING EQUATIONS; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RESTRICTION; MONOCHORIONIC TWINS; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC CURVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; TWIN-TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; WORDS-CROWN-RUMP LENGTH;

OBSTETRICS;

ARTICLE; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; DELIVERY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MONOCHORIONIC TWINS; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN ANEMIA; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; OBSTETRIC ULTRASOUND; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN-TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; MONOCHORIONIC TWINS; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY; OBSTETRIC ULTRASOUND; TWIN-TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; MALE; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY, TWIN; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84892382959     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: 15509613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/ultra.33.1.135     Document Type: Article

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