Fetal anomaly screening: ultrasound practitioners handbook
This document sets out ultrasound guidelines and recommendations for the NHS fetal anomaly screening programme (FASP).
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This publication explains the standards and processes for ultrasound practitioners working in fetal anomaly screening.
It includes:
- an overview of the fetal anomaly screening programme (FASP)
- explanation of screening tests
- an explanation of the screening support sonographer鈥檚 role
- down鈥檚 syndrome screening criteria
- quality assurance recommendations and procedures
- ultrasound screening markers for Down鈥檚, Edwards鈥� and Patau鈥檚 syndromes as part of the combined test
The Down鈥檚 syndrome screening quality assurance support service (DQASS) monitors and supports the quality and effectiveness of Down鈥檚 syndrome, Edwards鈥� syndrome and Patau鈥檚 syndrome screening in England.
It includes a nuchal translucency diagnostic plot self-assessment spreadsheet tool for practitioners to enter their 25 paired NT/crown rump length (CRL) measurements.
Updates to this page
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Replaced 'Appendix 6: nuchal translucency plot' with a link to the Down's syndrome screening resource 'Nuchal translucency diagnostic plot self-assessment tool'.
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The pre-existing 'CRL' and 'NT' score sheets have been compiled into the Appendix 1 spreadsheet. This is to replace the previous Appendix 1a and 1b.
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Addition of nuchal translucency diagnostic plot to publication
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First published.