title: First-trimester Ultrasound and Aneuploidy Screening in Multifetal Pregnancies.
abstract: First-trimester ultrasound provides valuable information to help optimize the management of multifetal pregnancies. First trimester ultrasound the use of ultrasound and screening for aneuploidy has been well studied in singleton pregnancies. While evidence supporting the use of ultrasound in multiple gestations is well established, aneuploidy screening continues to evolve and its role in the prenatal setting has been less well studied. We review the importance of early first trimester ultrasound in assessing gestational age and chorionicity and early identification of anomalies, and review the various methods and limitations of aneuploidy screening and invasive diagnostic procedures in multiples.
authors.affiliation: *Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology †Divisions of Reproductive Genetics and Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Adi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hirshberg
authors.forename: Lorraine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dugoff
mesh_terms: D000782:Aneuploidy; D002823:Chorion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018568:Crown-Rump Length; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D048208:Nuchal Translucency Measurement; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods