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Prenatal Detection of Fetal Anomalies at the 11- to 13-Week Scan—Part I: Brain, Face and Neck

Tamara Illescas, Waldo Sepulveda, Begona Adiego, Pilar Martinez-Ten

Keywords : Brain malformations,Facial defects,Fetal anomalies,Fetal ultrasound,First-trimester scan,Head malformations,Neck anomalies,Nuchal translucency screening

Citation Information : Illescas T, Sepulveda W, Adiego B, Martinez-Ten P. Prenatal Detection of Fetal Anomalies at the 11- to 13-Week Scan—Part I: Brain, Face and Neck. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2013; 7 (4):359-368.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1307

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-03-2014

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2013; The Author(s).


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Sepulveda W, Illescas T, Adiego B, Martinez-Ten P. Prenatal Detection of Fetal Anomalies at the 11- to 13-Week Scan—Part I: Brain, Face and Neck. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2013;7(4):359-368.


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