When attention is paid to the details of normal and abnormal fetal head and neck anatomy,
abnormalities that normally would be missed at prenatal ultrasonography can routinely be …

Objective To evaluate the accuracy of ultrasound measurement of nuchal thickness in first
trimester fetuses for predicting fetal karyotype. Design A prospective study of the nuchal …

Abnormal fetal biometry is considered a marker for fetal trisomy. We prospectively evaluated
the biparietal diameter/femur length ratio to identify Down syndrome fetuses. This ratio was …

Objective: Our purpose was to evaluate the Down syndrome screening efficiency of a new
algorithm consisting of multiple urinary biochemical and ultrasound markers for use in high …

The interest in congenital malformations is as ancient as the science of medicine. Since time
immemorial human beings have been shocked and frightened by the appearance of …

Objective The objective of this study is to examine the association of lateral fetal neck cysts
with increased nuchal translucency, chromosomal abnormalities and fetal malformations …

Objectives To find out variables that have an effect on the measured values of nuchal skin‐
fold thickness (NT) and to formulate a regression equation on the basis of those variables …

Nuchal thickness was measured prospectively in all fetuses of 15 0/7 to 20 6/7 weeks
scanned from January 1, 1988, to October 31, 1990. The most frequent indication for scan …

Objective: Pelvic bone abnormalities are common in newborns with Down syndrome. The
aim of thi, study was to evaluate the utility of ultrasonographic iliac bone length …

Ultrasound screening for fetal abnormalities has been available to pregnant women in
England for well over two decades. Historically, clinical departments have used guidance …