Value of routine ultrasound examination at 35-37 weeks' gestation in diagnosis of fetal abnormalities.

A FicaraArgyro SyngelakiA HammamiRanjit AkolekarK H Nicolaides

Published in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2019)

A high proportion of fetal abnormalities are detected for the first time during a routine ultrasound examination at 35-37 weeks' gestation. Such diagnosis and subsequent management, including selection of timing and place for delivery and postnatal investigations, could potentially improve postnatal outcome. Copyright © 2019 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
gestational age
magnetic resonance imaging
clinical practice
ultrasound guided
contrast enhanced ultrasound
computed tomography