Ultrasonographic method for detection of haemoglobin Bart's hydrops fetalis in the second trimester of pregnancy.
In nine pregnant women at risk for fetal alpha-thalassaemia, the two affected fetuses were diagnosed by ultrasonography at 18-20 weeks' gestation. In countries with limited resources, ultrasonography provides a cost-effective method of prenatal screening for this condition.
Kanokpongsakdi
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Siriraj Hospital Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Fucharoen
S
S
Vatanasiri
C
C
Thonglairoam
V
V
Winichagoon
P
P
Manassakorn
J
J
D005260:Female; D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D015160:Hydrops Fetalis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology; D011247:Pregnancy; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal
D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal; C030448:hemoglobin Bart's