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MeSH Heading: Nuchal Translucency Measurement
Tree Number(s): E01.370.350.850.865.500; E01.370.378.630.865.500
Unique ID: D048208
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D048208
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Nuchal Fold; Nuchal Fold Measurement; Nuchal Fold Screening; Nuchal Translucency; Nuchal Translucency Screening
Previous Indexing: Neck/ultrasonography (1992-2004); Ultrasonography, Prenatal (1992-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005
History Note: 2005
Date Introduced: 2005/01/01
Last Updated: 2010/06/25

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Concept UI: M0460913
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: Nuchal Translucency Measurement Preferred Term
Term UI T572933
Date02/17/2004
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2005); Nuchal Fold Screening
Term UI T764773
Date01/26/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011); Nuchal Translucency Screening
Term UI T572934
Date02/17/2004
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2005); Nuchal Fold Measurement
Term UI T764798
Date01/27/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011)

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