The 11-14-week ultrasound examination allows early pregnancy dating, detection of major anomalies and multiple gestations, and accurate chorionicity determination. We describe a rare case of first-trimester sonographic diagnosis of ectopia cordis in a dichorionic twin pregnancy, illustrating the ben
Prenatal diagnosis of holoprosencephaly and ectopia cordis in a twin at 12 weeks' gestation
โ Scribed by P. J. Taipale; T. Krista; I. Alafuzoff
- Book ID
- 112226672
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 201 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0960-7692
- DOI
- 10.1002/uog.49
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