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Frontal lobe shortening in second-trimester fetuses with trisomy 21: usefulness as a US marker.

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19

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1998

Year

Thomas C. Winter, Judith Reichman, Joseph A. Luna, A Doll, Cathy A. Komarniski, Hanh V. Nghiem, U P Schmiedl, Laurence E. Shields, Stefanie Uhrich
Radiology

Abstract

The frontal lobe is statistically significantly smaller in fetuses with trisomy 21. US measurement of the FTD may prove to be a useful adjunctive screening tool if used with other markers for Down syndrome.