Diagnosis of fetal defects in twin pregnancies at routine ultrasound examination at 11-13 weeks' gestation.

CONCLUSIONS: First, fetal defects are more common in MC than in DC twin pregnancies, second, first-trimester detection of fetal defects in DC twin pregnancies is similar to that in singleton pregnancies, third, detectability of defects in MC twins is higher than in DC twins, fourth, in twin pregnancies with fetal defects there is a higher intertwin discordance in CRL and incidence of high NT, but the predictive performance of screening by these markers is poor. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. PMID: 31788879 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Ultrasound Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology - November 30, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Syngelaki A, Cimpoca B, Litwinska E, Akolekar R, Nicolaides KH Tags: Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol Source Type: research