First-trimester needle embryofetoscopy and prenatal diagnosis

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 136-139

  Reece, E Albert ^a   Hoinko, Carol J ^a   Koch, Susan ^a   Chan, Linda ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryofetoscopy; Embryoscopy; Fetoscopy; Prenatal diagnosis; Robert s syndrome

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME C BAND; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FETOSCOPY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; NEEDLE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; ROBERTS SYNDROME; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETOSCOPES; FETOSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; RISK FACTORS; SYNDROME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 8544240822     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: 14219964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000264453     Document Type: Article

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