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Amniocentesis, late pregnancy

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Interventional Ultrasound

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Before ultrasound became available amniocentesis was performed blindly, guided by a palpatory impression of the position of the uterine content, but today amniocentesis should always be carried out under ultrasound guidance.

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  1. Jan Fog Pedersen
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  1. Department of Urology H Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, 2730, Herlev, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Hans Henrik Holm M.D., Ph.D. (Director of Department of Ultrasound, Chief Surgeon) (Director of Department of Ultrasound, Chief Surgeon)

  2. Department of Urology D Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Jørgen Kvist Kristensen M.D., Ph.D. (Chief Surgeon) (Chief Surgeon)

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Pedersen, J.F. (1985). Amniocentesis, late pregnancy. In: Holm, H.H., Kristensen, J.K. (eds) Interventional Ultrasound. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-25530-8_20

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