Ultrasonography, Prenatal
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Trends in prenatal ultrasound use in the United States: 1995 to 2006.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: While controversy continues about the appropriateness of routine ultrasound screening, there are little data on actual clinical practices or trends in the United States. OBJECTIVES: To examine changes in prenatal ultrasound utilization ... Read more...

[Increased detection of malformations of kidneys and the urinary tract]

6 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Congenital malformations of the kidneys and urinary tract may have changed over time. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Data for diagnosis, treatment and results were retrospectively recorded in children born in one of three Norwegian counties ... Read more...

Multicenter randomized trial of cerclage for preterm birth prevention in high-risk women with shortened midtrimester cervical length.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to assess cerclage to prevent recurrent preterm birth in women with short cervix. STUDY DESIGN: Women with prior spontaneous preterm birth less than 34 weeks were screened for short cervix and randomly ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Ultrasonography, Prenatal'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Trends in prenatal ultrasound use in the United States: 1995 to 2006. 30 Oct 2009
• SSRIs and heart defects in neonates. 19 Oct 2009
• [Increased detection of malformations of kidneys and the urinary tract] 6 Oct 2009
• Multicenter randomized trial of cerclage for preterm birth prevention in high-risk women with shortened midtrimester cervical length. 29 Sep 2009
• Orbital cyst: prenatal diagnosis. 29 Sep 2009
• [Foetal reduction--a retrospective survey] 19 Sep 2009
• Editorial comment. 15 Sep 2009
• Predictive factors for vesicoureteral reflux and prenatally diagnosed renal pelvic dilatation. 15 Sep 2009
• Experience with intraamniotic thyroxine treatment in nonimmune fetal goitrous hypothyroidism in 12 cases. 6 Sep 2009
• Severe phenotype in a girl with partial tetrasomy 7, karyotype 46,XX,trp(7)(q35q36). 2 Sep 2009
• Unsuspected pregnancy at hysterosalpingography: a case report and outcome. 30 Aug 2009
• Prevention of complete heart block in children of mothers with anti-SSA/Ro and anti-SSB/La autoantibodies: detection and treatment of first-degree atrioventricular block. 30 Aug 2009
• Association between gestational age and bovine fetal characteristics measured by transcutaneous ultrasound over the right flank of the dairy cow. 30 Aug 2009
• Ethical analysis of non-medical fetal ultrasound. 30 Aug 2009
• Homozygous alpha-thalassemia with trisomy 7 mosaicism in a live-born infant. 30 Aug 2009
• Prenatal diagnosis of an umbilical vein aneurysm: a case report. 30 Aug 2009
• A 12-hour-old girl with multiple congenital anomalies. 30 Aug 2009
• The ultrasonic picture show and the politics of threatened life. 30 Aug 2009
• The pediatric surgeons' contribution to in utero treatment of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. 30 Aug 2009
• Prediction of complete uterine rupture by sonographic evaluation of the lower uterine segment. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Ultrasonography, Prenatal'

Definition: The visualization of tissues during pregnancy through recording of the echoes of ultrasonic waves directed into the body. The procedure may be applied with reference to the mother or the fetus and with reference to organs or the detection of maternal or fetal disease.

Descriptor UI: D016216

Alternative terms: Ultrasonography, Prenatal; Diagnosis, Ultrasonic Prenatal; Diagnoses, Ultrasonic Prenatal; Prenatal Diagnoses, Ultrasonic; Ultrasonic Prenatal Diagnoses; Prenatal Ultrasonic Diagnosis; Ultrasonic Prenatal Diagnosis; Prenatal Diagnosis, Ultrasonic; Prenatal Ultrasonography; Diagnosis, Prenatal Ultrasonic; Diagnoses, Prenatal Ultrasonic; Prenatal Ultrasonic Diagnoses; Ultrasonic Diagnoses, Prenatal; Ultrasonic Diagnosis, Prenatal; Fetal Ultrasonography; Ultrasonography, Fetal;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; drug effects; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; radiation effects; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E01.370.350.850.865; E01.370.378.630.865;

History Note: 91

Technical Notes: coord IM with specific fetal anat, physiol or other clin feature (IM); if on mother, coord IM with specific maternal aspect (IM); check tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY; DF: ULTRASONOGR PRENATAL