OC022: Quality control in the measurement of nuchal translucency in the first trimester of pregnancy
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Evaluation of Nuchal Translucency Measuremen in First Trimester Pregnancy
Background A significant number of pregnancies, particularly in women with previous histories of infertility, are associated with fetal abnormalities. Methods such as the nuchal translucency (NT) measurement enable us to identify more pregnancies with chromosomal abnormalities. MaterialsAndMethods This analytic cross-sectional study was performed in 446 pregnant women at 11-14 weeks gestation, ...
متن کاملEvaluation of Nuchal Translucency Measurement in First Trimester Pregnancy
BACKGROUND A significant number of pregnancies, particularly in women with previous histories of infertility, are associated with fetal abnormalities. Methods such as the nuchal translucency (NT) measurement enable us to identify more pregnancies with chromosomal abnormalities. MATERIALS AND METHODS This analytic cross-sectional study was performed in 446 pregnant women at 11-14 weeks gestati...
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(1) Approximately three in every four fetuses with Down syndrome have increased nuchal translucency (NT), which is a larger than normal build-up of fluid at the back of the neck. (2) The ultrasound measurement of NT between 11 and 14 weeks' gestation, in combination with the mother's age and the levels of placental biochemical markers in her blood, can be used to detect approximately 84% of fet...
متن کاملQuality Assessment of Fetal Nuchal Translucency Measurements in the First Trimester of Pregnancy
Objectives: To evaluate and compare the performance of various quality control methods for nuchal translucency (NT) measurements. Methods: Fetal NT measurements performed over a oneyear period in a single center were used for the study. The retrospective quality review methods proposed by the Fetal Medicine Foundation (FMF) and the Woman & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island (WIHRI) were assessed ...
متن کاملevaluation of nuchal translucency measuremen in first trimester pregnancy
background: a significant number of pregnancies, particularly in women with previous histories of infertility, are associated with fetal abnormalities. methods such as the nuchal translucency (nt) measurement enable us to identify more pregnancies with chromosomal abnormalities. materials and methods: this analytic cross-sectional study was performed in 446 pregnant women at 11-14 weeks gestati...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0960-7692,1469-0705
DOI: 10.1002/uog.879