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Nuchal Translucency Screen

Known as: Nuchal Fold Screening, Screening, Nuchal Fold, Fold Measurements, Nuchal 
A prenatal ultrasonography measurement of the soft tissue behind the fetal neck. Either the translucent area below the skin in the back of the fetal… 
National Institutes of Health

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Laboratory ProceduresNTS geneNuchal TranslucencyPerinatal Terminology

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
IVF culture medium affects human intrauterine growth as early as the second trimester of pregnancy.
STUDY QUESTION When does a difference in human intrauterine growth of singletons conceived after IVF and embryo culture in two… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
A reassessment of biochemical marker distributions in trisomy 21‐affected and unaffected twin pregnancies in the first trimester
To estimate the difference between levels of the two biochemical markers pregnancy‐associated plasma protein‐A (PAPP‐A) and… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Fetal medicine : basic science and clinical practice
Part I: Cell, Molecular and Reproductive Biology.Early Concepts and Terminology. Genomic Imprinting. Staging Embryos in… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Delta‐NT or NT MoM: which is the most appropriate method for calculating accurate patient‐specific risks for trisomy 21 in the first trimester?
To assess whether in screening for trisomy 21 by nuchal translucency (NT) the delta or the multiples of the median (MoM) approach… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Outcome of chromosomally normal livebirths with increased fetal nuchal translucency at 10-14 weeks' gestation.
The aim of this study was to determine the outcome of chromosomally normal livebirths with increased fetal nuchal translucency at… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Evaluation of first‐trimester screening by fetal nuchal translucency and maternal age
The aim of this screening study was to evaluate first‐trimester screening for chromosomal defects by fetal nuchal translucency… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
First trimester isolated fetal nuchal lucency: significance and outcome
In this study, we determined the outcome in cases of isolated nuchal lucency seen sonographically in the first trimester in… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
First‐trimester Down's syndrome screening using nuchal translucency: a prospective study in patients undergoing chorionic villus sampling
The value of the measurement of nuchal translucency thickness for predicting fetal Down's syndrome and other aneuploidies was… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Role of prenatal ultrasonography in women with positive screen for Down syndrome on the basis of maternal serum markers.
Review
1995
Review
1995
Fetal nuchal translucency: a need to understand the physiological basis
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