Nuchal Translucency Measurement |
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| Nuchal Translucency; Nuchal Translucency Screening; Measurement, Nuchal Translucency; Nuchal Translucency Measurements; Nuchal Translucency Screenings; Translucency, Nuchal | |
| A prenatal ultrasonic measurement of the thickness or translucent area below the SKIN in the back of the fetal NECK, or nape of the neck, during the first 11-14 weeks of gestation (PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST). Abnormal thickness or nuchal translucent measurements resulting from fluid collection, is associated with increased risks of CHROMOSOME ABNORMALITIES. (Nicolaides et al., 1992) | |