Alternatives to neck wrinkle measurement | Determination of nuchal translucency of an embryo using ultrasound

Alternatives to neck wrinkle measurement

Alternatives to neck wrinkle measurement are amniocentesis and blood tests of the mother, from which the genetic material of the child can be extracted and through this, e.g. chromosomal anomalies such as trisomy 21 can be reliably detected from the 12th week of pregnancy onwards.

All articles in this series:

  1. Determination of nuchal translucency of an embryo using ultrasound
  2. What is done?
  3. When is a neck wrinkle measurement performed?
  4. Neck wrinkle measurement and sex determination
  5. Alternatives to neck wrinkle measurement