Nuchal Translucency in First-Trimester Ultrasound Screening for ...

Advantages of Screening with
Abnormal Test
First-trimester First trimester identification
of patients at high-risk high risk for
fetal anomalies.
-Allows Allows for early therapeutic
abortion.
-Enables Enables pre-natal pre natal planning
for care of affected child.
Triage patients for further
testing, which improves
cost-effective cost effective use of
resources.
The Combined Test
Normal Test
Lowers overall risk of
advanced maternal age
patients.
-Decreases Decreases use of invasive
diagnostic procedures
(CVS, amniocentesis)
-Decreases Decreases procedure- procedure
associated fetal loss.
Reduces anxiety.