Utility of fetal facial markers on a second trimester genetic sonogram in screening for Down syndrome in a high-risk Thai population

Utility of fetal facial markers on a second trimester genetic sonogram in screening for Down syndrome in a high-risk Thai population

Abstract Background To establish the reference ranges and evaluate the efficacy of the fetal facial sonomarkers prenasal thickness (PT), nasal bone length (NBL), PT/NBL ratio and NBL/PT ratio for Down syndrome screening in the second trimester of high-risk pregnancies using two-dimensional (2D) ultr...

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Main Authors: Savitree Pranpanus, Kanokkarn Keatkongkaew, Manaphat Suksai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
Prenasal thickness
Nasal bone length
Prenasal thickness to nasal bone length ratio
Nasal bone to prenasal thickness ratio
Facial sonomarkers
Second trimester, Down syndrome screening
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-04332-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-04332-0

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