Prenatal ultraljudsmätning av tjockleken av eller det genomskinliga området under fostrets nackskinn under vecka 11-14 av graviditeten. Onormal tjocklek eller ansamling av genomskinlig vätska i nacken är fynd förknippade med risk för kromosomavvikelser.
A prenatal ultrasonography measurement of the soft tissue behind the fetal neck. Either the translucent area below the skin in the back of the fetal neck (nuchal translucency) or the distance between occipital bone to the outer skin line (nuchal fold) is measured.
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Measurement, Nuchal Translucency — Nuchal Translucency Measurements — Nuchal Fold Screening — Fold Screening, Nuchal — Fold Screenings, Nuchal — Nuchal Fold Screenings — Screening, Nuchal Fold — Screenings, Nuchal Fold — Nuchal Translucency Screening — Nuchal Translucency Screenings — Nuchal Fold Measurement — Fold Measurement, Nuchal — Fold Measurements, Nuchal — Measurement, Nuchal Fold — Measurements, Nuchal Fold — Nuchal Fold Measurements — Nuchal Translucency — Translucency, Nuchal — Nuchal Fold