title: Widening of the femoral diaphysis-metaphysis angle at 20-24 weeks: a marker for the detection of achondroplasia prior to the onset of skeletal shortening.
authors.affiliation: Fetal Medicine Unit, St George's Hospital, St George's University of London, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: akhalil@sgul.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Asma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khalil
authors.affiliation: Center for Prenatal Diagnosis and Human Genetics, Friedrichstrasse, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Rabih
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chaoui
authors.affiliation: Prenatal Diagnostics and Medical Genetics, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lebek
authors.affiliation: Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Tilman
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Esser
authors.affiliation: Center for Prenatal Diagnosis and Human Genetics Kudamm-199, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Entezami
authors.affiliation: Fetal Medicine Unit, St George's Hospital, St George's University of London, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Toms
authors.affiliation: Fetal Medicine Unit, St George's Hospital, St George's University of London, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Basky
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thilaganathan
mesh_terms: D000130:Achondroplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D018483:Diaphyses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal