2022
Impact of prenatally diagnosed congenital heart defects on outcomes and management
Wong J, Kohari K, Bahtiyar MO, Copel J. Impact of prenatally diagnosed congenital heart defects on outcomes and management. Journal Of Clinical Ultrasound 2022, 50: 646-654. PMID: 35543387, DOI: 10.1002/jcu.23219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart defectsComplex congenital heart defectEarly fetal echocardiographyImproved survival ratesPrenatal detection rateGood psychosocial supportFetal echocardiogramFetal echocardiographyPatient educationCardiology specialistsHigh riskHeart defectsSurvival rateCongenital heartPsychosocial supportEarly detectionPrenatal identificationPrenatal detectionDelivery planningDetection rateUltrasound technologyImportant contributorEchocardiogramEchocardiographyNeonates
1998
An alternative for women initially declining genetic amniocentesis: Individual Down syndrome odds on the basis of maternal age and multiple ultrasonographic markers
Bahado-Singh R, Deren O, Oz U, Tan A, Hunter D, Copel J, Mahoney M. An alternative for women initially declining genetic amniocentesis: Individual Down syndrome odds on the basis of maternal age and multiple ultrasonographic markers. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1998, 179: 514-519. PMID: 9731862, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(98)70388-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHyperechoic fetal bowelMaternal ageDown syndromeFetal bowelUltrasonographic parametersScreen-positive rateSignificant independent predictorsAge-related riskDown syndrome riskIndividual oddsLikelihood ratioPositive predictive valueHypoplastic fifth digitDigit hypoplasiaWeeks' gestationIndependent predictorsNormal medianIndividual Down syndrome oddsSingleton fetusesSyndrome riskUltrasonographic markersSerum screeningGenetic amniocentesisHigh riskNuchal thickening
1993
Ultrasound screening for fetal structural anomalies
Gomez K, Copel J. Ultrasound screening for fetal structural anomalies. Current Opinion In Obstetrics & Gynecology 1993, 5: 204-210. PMID: 8490090, DOI: 10.1097/00001703-199304000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsFetal structural anomaliesStructural anomaliesRoutine ultrasound screeningFour-chamber viewNeural tube defectsRoutine ultrasoundUltrasound screeningHigh riskUltrasound prenatal diagnosisTube defectsUltrasoundPregnancyPrenatal diagnosisDiagnostic ultrasoundControversial topicPatientsObstetricsFetusesAmniocentesisDiagnosis