Ultrasonography, Prenatal
"Ultrasonography, Prenatal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The visualization of tissues during pregnancy through recording of the echoes of ultrasonic waves directed into the body. The procedure may be applied with reference to the mother or the fetus and with reference to organs or the detection of maternal or fetal disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D016216
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.350.850.865 E01.370.378.630.865
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| Concept/Terms |
Ultrasonography, Prenatal- Ultrasonography, Prenatal
- Prenatal Ultrasonic Diagnosis
- Prenatal Ultrasonography
- Diagnosis, Ultrasonic Prenatal
- Diagnoses, Ultrasonic Prenatal
- Prenatal Diagnoses, Ultrasonic
- Ultrasonic Prenatal Diagnoses
- Ultrasonic Prenatal Diagnosis
- Diagnosis, Prenatal Ultrasonic
- Diagnoses, Prenatal Ultrasonic
- Prenatal Ultrasonic Diagnoses
- Ultrasonic Diagnoses, Prenatal
- Prenatal Diagnosis, Ultrasonic
- Ultrasonic Diagnosis, Prenatal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 1997 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 1998 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 1999 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2000 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2001 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2002 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2003 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2004 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| 2005 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| 2006 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2007 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2008 | 14 | 5 | 19 |
| 2009 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2010 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2011 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2012 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 2013 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2014 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2015 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 2016 | 12 | 18 | 30 |
| 2017 | 17 | 11 | 28 |
| 2018 | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| 2019 | 14 | 17 | 31 |
| 2020 | 7 | 23 | 30 |
| 2021 | 13 | 16 | 29 |
| 2022 | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| 2023 | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| 2025 | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ultrasonography, Prenatal" by people in Profiles.
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International Expert Consensus on the Diagnosis and Clinical Management of Primary Fetal Pleural Effusion. Prenat Diagn. 2026 Aug; 46(9):1312-1322.
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Cervical length assessment using magnetic resonance imaging during pregnancy: correlation and agreement with transvaginal ultrasound. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2026 Aug; 68(2):235-240.
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Prenatal Predictors of Fetal and Neonatal Death in Truncus Arteriosus: A Fetal Heart Society Research Collaborative Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 07 07; 15(13):e043555.
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Invasive in-utero cardiac intervention in the hydropic fetus may improve survival: results from the International Fetal Cardiac Intervention Registry (IFCIR). Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2026 Jul; 68(1):99-106.
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Assessing the value of postnatal echocardiograms prior to congenital duodenal obstruction repair. J Pediatr Surg. 2026 Aug; 61(8):163176.
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Hematologic markers and machine learning in predicting placenta accreta: A case-control study. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2026 Jun; 173(3):1596-1604.
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Absent ductus arteriosus in Tetralogy of Fallot: early outcomes from a matched fetal cohort study. Cardiol Young. 2025 Dec; 35(12):2486-2493.
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Twin and Cotwin Predictors of Fetal Demise After Laser Photocoagulation Therapy in Advanced Stage Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome: A Fetal Heart Society Research Collaborative Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Jan 06; 15(1):e045070.
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Double aortic arch: beyond "Benign"-a case of?life-threatening infantile cardiac arrest and hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy. Cardiol Young. 2025 Nov; 35(11):2387-2388.
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Prenatal sonographic predictors of maternal mirror syndrome in hydropic fetuses. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2025 Dec; 7(12):101787.