Nuchal translucency in twins according to mode of assisted conception and chorionicity

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 38-43

  Maymon, R ^a,b   Cuckle, H ^c   Svirsky, R ^a,b   Sheena, L ^a,b   Melcer, Y ^a,b   Rozen, H ^a,b   Ben Ami, I ^a,b  

^a ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Columbia University School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

assisted conception; chorionicity; nuchal translucency; twins; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, TWIN; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84903815591     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.13278     Document Type: Article

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