The nuchal translucency examination leading to early diagnosis of structural fetal anomalies

Early Human Development

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 87-91

  Goldstein, Israel ^a   Weizman, Boris ^a   Nizar, Khatib ^a   Weiner, Zeev ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Nuchal translucency; Structural fetal anomalies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CANAL; BONE DYSPLASIA; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CURETTAGE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FACE MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FETAL WELL BEING; FETUS; FETUS MALFORMATION; FETUS OUTCOME; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KARYOTYPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; OMPHALOCELE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; SACROCOCCYX TERATOMA; SKELETON MALFORMATION; SYNDACTYLY; TRISOMY 13; TRISOMY 21; URINARY TRACT MALFORMATION; YOUNG ADULT;

NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY; STRUCTURAL FETAL ANOMALIES;

FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84893699750     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: 18726232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2013.12.008     Document Type: Article

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