First and second trimester screening for fetal structural anomalies

L Edwards, L Hui - Seminars in fetal and neonatal medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Fetal structural anomalies are found in up to 3% of all pregnancies and ultrasound-based
screening has been an integral part of routine prenatal care for decades. The prenatal …

Benefits and risks of MRI in pregnancy

D Bulas, A Egloff - Seminars in perinatology, 2013 - Elsevier
Ultrasound remains the modality of choice in imaging the fetus due to its availability, safety,
and low cost. With advances in technology, however, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) …

Antenatal hydronephrosis as a predictor of postnatal outcome: a meta-analysis

RS Lee, M Cendron, DD Kinnamon, HT Nguyen - Pediatrics, 2006 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE. Antenatal hydronephrosis is diagnosed in 1% to 5% of all pregnancies;
however, the antenatal and postnatal management of hydronephrosis varies widely. No …

Effect of maternal obesity on the ultrasound detection of anomalous fetuses

JS Dashe, DD McIntire, DM Twickler - Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2009 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the effect of maternal habitus on detection of fetuses with major
structural anomalies during second-trimester standard and targeted ultrasound …

Maternal obesity limits the ultrasound evaluation of fetal anatomy

JS Dashe, DD McIntire… - Journal of ultrasound in …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of maternal habitus on
adequate visualization of fetal anatomy during a standard second‐trimester ultrasound …

Three‐and 4‐dimensional ultrasound in obstetric practice: does it help?

LF Gonçalves, W Lee, J Espinoza… - Journal of Ultrasound in …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The purpose of this article was to review the published literature on 3‐dimensional
ultrasound (3DUS) and 4‐dimensional ultrasound (4DUS) in obstetrics and determine …

[HTML][HTML] The cost-effectiveness of neonatal versus prenatal screening for congenital toxoplasmosis

C Binquet, C Lejeune, V Seror, F Peyron, AC Bertaux… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Congenital Toxoplasmosis (CT) can have severe consequences. France,
Austria, and Slovenia have prenatal screening programs whereas some other countries are …

A score‐based method for quality control of fetal images at routine second‐trimester ultrasound examination

LJ Salomon, N Winer, JP Bernard… - … Diagnosis: Published in …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Our aim was to develop and evaluate the feasibility and reproducibility of score‐
based quality control for routine standardized fetal ultrasound images obtained in the …

Decision-making after ultrasound diagnosis of fetal abnormality

HH Bijma, A van der Heide… - Reproductive health …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
During the last few decades, the use of ultrasonography for the detection of fetal
abnormalities has become widespread in many industrialised countries. This resulted in a …

[HTML][HTML] Non-invasive prenatal testing, what patients do not learn, may be due to lack of specialist genetic training by gynecologists and obstetricians?

T Liehr - Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Platforms for “non-invasive prenatal testing”(NIPT), or also referred to as “non-invasive
prenatal screening”(NIPS) have been available for over 10 years, and are the most recent …