An NT scan, or nuchal translucency scan, is a non-invasive ultrasound screening for Down syndrome and other genetic conditions during pregnancy. It’s usually done between weeks 11 and 14 of ...

Nuchal translucency tests also tell 5 percent of patients that they have a higher risk of fetal chromosome abnormalities when their risk is actually normal, said Dr. Copel. There’s now another ...

When nuchal translucency was measured between 10 and 14 weeks' gestation, detection of trisomy 21 improved to 100% without loss of specificity. However, detection was only 56% at 15 and 16 weeks.

Appropriately-timed and suitably-performed scans are crucial for improving pregnancy outcomes and early intervention ...

A new study provides large-scale, population-level evidence that nuchal translucency (NT) screens detect a wide range of genetic disorders at thresholds lower than the level currently considered ...

However, among the cases with isolated increased nuchal translucency or cystic hygroma, the diagnostic yield was 7% (1 of 15); nuchal translucency measured 4.5 mm thick for the 1 diagnostic case ...

(HealthDay News) — Exogenous progesterone seems to increase nuchal translucency (NT), according to a study published in the March issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Noting ...