Ultrasound screening for fetal abnormalities in the first trimester
β Scribed by Lyn S. Chitty; Pranav P. Pandya
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 161 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0197-3851
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β¦ Synopsis
There has been an increase in the use of fetal ultrasound in the first trimester over the last few years. This paper will review the published literature on first trimester ultrasound screening programmes for both aneuploidy and fetal structural abnormalities. 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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