Screening for trisomy 21 by maternal age, fetal nuchal translucency thickness, free beta‐human chorionic gonadotropin and pregnancy‐associated plasma protein‐A

KO Kagan, D Wright, A Baker, D Sahota… - … in Obstetrics and …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To derive a model and examine the performance of first‐trimester combined
screening by maternal age, fetal nuchal translucency (NT) thickness and maternal serum …

Detection of structural abnormalities in the first trimester using ultrasound

HGK Blaas - Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & …, 2014 - Elsevier
During the past 25 years, embryonic and early fetal ultrasound and diagnosis have
increasingly gained attention in pregnancy care. Modern high-frequency ultrasound …

Absent mandibular gap in the retronasal triangle view: a clue to the diagnosis of micrognathia in the first trimester

W Sepulveda, AE Wong, F Viñals… - … in obstetrics & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To describe a new ultrasound technique that may be useful for the diagnosis of
micrognathia in the first trimester of pregnancy. Methods The retronasal triangle (RNT) view …

Maxillary gap at 11–13 weeks' gestation: marker of cleft lip and palate

R Chaoui, G Orosz, KS Heling… - … in Obstetrics & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To describe a new sign of cleft lip and palate (CLP), the maxillary gap, which is
visible in the mid‐sagittal plane of the fetal face used routinely for measurement of nuchal …

Fetal micrognathia: objective assessment and associated anomalies on prenatal sonogram

DW Luedders, MK Bohlmann, U Germer… - Prenatal …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine the accuracy and characteristics of prenatally detected fetal
micrognathia. Methods A retrospective analysis of all pregnancies with the suspicion of fetal …

Frontomaxillary facial angle in fetuses with spina bifida at 11–13 weeks' gestation

R Lachmann, G Picciarelli, J Moratalla… - … in Obstetrics and …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine whether in fetuses with open spina bifida at 11–13 weeks' gestation
the frontomaxillary facial angle is decreased. Methods The frontomaxillary facial angle was …

Frontomaxillary facial angle in screening for trisomy 21 at 11+ 0 to 13+ 6 weeks

M Borenstein, N Persico, KO Kagan… - … in Obstetrics and …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Trisomy 21 is associated with a flat face, which can now be quantified by
measurement of the frontomaxillary facial (FMF) angle. The aim of this study was to examine …

Influence of prenatal EGCG treatment and Dyrk1a dosage reduction on craniofacial features associated with Down syndrome

SD McElyea, JM Starbuck… - Human molecular …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Trisomy 21 (Ts21) affects craniofacial precursors in individuals with Down
syndrome (DS). The resultant craniofacial features in all individuals with Ts21 may …

Additional first-trimester ultrasound markers

J Sonek, K Nicolaides - Clinics in laboratory medicine, 2010 - labmed.theclinics.com
Over the past 15 years, the Fetal Medicine Foundation has developed and standardized the
use of several first-trimester ultrasound markers for screening for fetal chromosomal …

Screening for trisomy 18 by maternal age, fetal nuchal translucency, free β‐human chorionic gonadotropin and pregnancy‐associated plasma protein‐A

KO Kagan, D Wright, N Maiz, I Pandeva… - … in Obstetrics and …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To derive a model and examine the performance of first‐trimester screening for
trisomy 18 by maternal age, fetal nuchal translucency (NT) thickness, and maternal serum …