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First‐trimester screening for Down syndrome with ductus venosus Doppler studies in addition to nuchal translucency and serum markers
20 Jul 2005
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OBJECTIVE: To estimate the improvement in screening efficiency when fetal ductus venosus Doppler studies are added to existing first-trimester Down syndrome screening protocols. METHODS: Statistical modelling was used with parameters derived from prospective ductus venosus studies and from the published literature. The pulsatility index for veins (PIV), was determined in the fetal ductus venosus for 3706...
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