(nuchal translucency)

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• Nuchal translucency — Der Begriff Nackentransparenz bezeichnet eine subkutane, also eine unter der Haut gelegene Flüssigkeitsansammlung (Ödem) zwischen der Haut und dem Weichteilgewebe über der zervikalen Wirbelsäule im Nackenbereich eines ungeborenen Babys. Sie tritt …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Nuchal translucency test — A measurement of the size of the translucent space behind the neck of the fetus, using ultrasound, at between 10 and 14 weeks of pregnancy, reflecting the amount of fluid that has accumulated under the skin of the fetus. Nuchal translucency tends …   Medical dictionary

• nuchal translucency scanning — NT scanning an ultrasound screening test performed during pregnancy at 11 weeks of gestation that measures the maximum thickness of the translucency between the skin and the soft tissue overlying the cervical (neck) region of the spine of the… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• nuchal translucency test — noun Medicine a foetal test in which the amount of fluid under the skin at the back of the neck is measured using ultrasound, a larger than average volume of fluid indicating possible chromosomal abnormality. {see nucha} …  

• Nuchal scan — A nuchal scan is a sonographic prenatal screening scan (ultrasound) to help identify higher risks of chromosomal defects including Down s syndrome in a fetus, particularly for older women who have higher risks of such pregnancies. High thickness… …   Wikipedia

• NT scanning — nuchal translucency scanning …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Prenatal diagnosis — Prenatal testing is testing for diseases or conditions in a fetus or embryo before it is born. The aim is to detect birth defects such as neural tube defects, Down syndrome, chromosome abnormalities, genetic diseases and other conditions. It can… …   Wikipedia

• Down syndrome — Classification and external resources Boy with Down syndrome assembling a …   Wikipedia

• cystic hygroma — a collection of fluid behind the neck of a fetus, occasionally extending laterally to involve the sides of the neck (see hydrops fetalis). In its mildest form it is evidenced by an increased nuchal translucency (see nuchal translucency scanning) …   The new mediacal dictionary

• ultrasound marker — the appearance, on ultrasonography of a pregnant woman, of a feature suggesting an abnormality in the fetus. Such markers can be classified as major fetal structural abnormalities or minor ultrasound features called soft markers. The latter are… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Obstetric ultrasonography — Intervention Obstetric sonogram of a fetus at 16 weeks. The bright white circle center right is the head, which faces to the left. Features include the forehead at 10 o clock, the left ear toward the center at 7 o clock and the right hand… …   Wikipedia