2002
Midtrimester nuchal thickness and the prediction of postnatal congenital heart defect
Bahado-Singh RO, Rowther M, Bailey J, Copel J, Mendilcioglu I, Choi S, Oz U. Midtrimester nuchal thickness and the prediction of postnatal congenital heart defect. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2002, 187: 1250-1253. PMID: 12439514, DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.128025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuchal thickness measurementPrediction of CHDNuchal thicknessRisk factorsHeart defectsStepwise logistic regression analysisBackground population riskIndividual patient's riskEpidemiologic risk factorsSignificant risk factorsMultiple risk factorsPatient-specific riskSignificant predictorsLogistic regression analysisCongenital heart defectsOnly significant predictorMajor CHDPostnatal evaluationPatient riskMidtrimester fetusesNormal fetusesCongenital heartCHDLogistic regression
2000
Combined ultrasound biometry, serum markers and age for Down syndrome risk estimation
Bahado‐Singh R, Oz A, Gomez K, Hunter D, Copel J, Baumgarten A, Mahoney M. Combined ultrasound biometry, serum markers and age for Down syndrome risk estimation. Ultrasound In Obstetrics And Gynecology 2000, 15: 199-204. PMID: 10846774, DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.2000.00071.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal ageAlpha-fetoproteinTriple screenSerum markersUltrasound biometryDown syndromeNuchal thickness measurementMedian maternal ageSerum alpha-fetoproteinNormal singleton pregnanciesHumerus lengthGestational age rangeDown's syndrome screening efficiencySingleton pregnanciesReferral populationFalse positive rateSecond trimesterIndividual Down syndrome oddsFetal biometryUnconjugated estriolStudy groupNuchal thicknessDown syndrome risk estimationHCGAge range
1995
Normal nuchal thickness inthe midtrimester indicates reduced risk of Down syndrome in pregnancies with abnormal triple-screen results
Bahado-Singh R, Goldstein I, Uerpairojkit B, Copel J, Mahoney M, Baumgarten A. Normal nuchal thickness inthe midtrimester indicates reduced risk of Down syndrome in pregnancies with abnormal triple-screen results. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1995, 173: 1106-1110. PMID: 7485301, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(95)91334-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbnormal triple-screen resultsTriple-screen resultsNuchal thicknessDown syndromeHuman chorionic gonadotropin levelsNuchal thickness measurementChorionic gonadotropin levelsReceiver operator characteristic curveNumber of amniocentesesReceiver operator characteristic plotsRisk thresholdMidtrimester pregnancyGonadotropin levelsWeeks' gestationMaternal ageConsecutive fetusesUnconjugated estriolSerum screeningEuploid fetusesAlpha-fetoproteinSyndromeTrisomy 21Screen resultsRisk estimatesFetuses