Midtrimester nuchal thickness and the prediction of postnatal congenital heart defect

Bahado-Singh R., Rowther M., Bailey J., Mendilcioglu I., Choi S., Oz U., ...More

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, vol.187, no.5, pp.1250-1253, 2002 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 187 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2002
  • Doi Number: 10.1067/mob.2002.128025
  • Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1250-1253
  • Keywords: nuchal thickness, congenital heart defect, TRANSLUCENCY, DIAGNOSIS, DISEASE, MARKER
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The study was performed to determine the sensitivity of nuchal thickness measurements for the detection of congenital heart defects (CHID) and to develop an algorithm for estimating patient-specific risk of CHID.