Nuchal scan
ROUTINE ULTRASOUND DONE BETWEEN 11 AND 14 WEEKS PREGNANCY
Nuchal translucency; Nuchel scan; Nuchal Scan; Nt scan; Nuchal fold scan; Nuchal translucency screening; Transnuchal; Transnuchal line; Nuchal fold thickness; Nuchal fluid line; Nuchal translucency scan; Nuchal translucency measurement; Nuchal translucency ultrasound
A nuchal scan or nuchal translucency (NT) scan/procedure is a sonographic prenatal screening scan (ultrasound) to detect chromosomal abnormalities in a fetus, though altered extracellular matrix composition and limited lymphatic drainage can also be detected.