Detailed screening for fetal anomalies and cardiac defects at the 11–13‐week scan

To assess the diagnostic efficacy of the first‐trimester anomaly scan including first‐trimester fetal echocardiography as a screening procedure in a ‘medium‐risk’ population.

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