Re: nasal bones and Down's Syndrome
From: MARCELO BURLÁ (mburla@olimpo.com.br)
Sun Apr 7 12:24:37 2002
I was in vacations, but now, returned and like to be a member of de list
again.
tank´s, Marcelo Brla (MD) Brazil
>---- Original Message -----
From: Chris Harris <chris@astraia.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND
<ultrasound@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: nasal bones and Down's Syndrome
> At Sun, 25 Nov 2001, dr nayana parange wrote:
> >
> >hello !
> >nasal bone measurements seem quite interesting and easy to image.what i
> >wanted to know was,are there any nomograms/centile charts available for
> >different gestational age?
> >are the results same in all types of population?
> >i observed that the study has been done in the western women.is there a
> >difference in asian poplulation?
> >what is the cut-off limit?(like for nuchal translucency)?
> >or should we consider nasal bone aplasia as more reliable?
> >have there been studies where all the markers-viz.increased nuchal
> >translucency,ducus venosus,nasal bone measurements,crl,heart rate etc
> >have been combined and compared with biochemical markers?
> >are all these parameters independent of each other or do they co-exist?
> >i am really interested in all thes parameters since in our set-up i have
> >to make do with ultrasound alone as our women do not have access to
> >other expensivesophisticated methods of prenatal diagnosis.i would be
> >really grateful to have a clarification of all my doubts so that i can
> >incorporate this into my daily practice.thanks ,
> >with regards,
> >nayana,india
> >
>
> Dear Dr. Parange
>
> You raise a lot of interesting questions, which are probably best
> addressed to Dr. Cicero and her colleagues. Try mailing
> fmf@technocom.com
>
> Best wishes
>
> --
> Chris Harris
> astraia software, Munich, Germany
>
