Further contact details:
Secretary:
e-mail: lyn.chitty@uclh.nhs.uk

Address:
Fetal Medicine Unit
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Obstetric Hospital
Huntley Street
London WC1E 6DH

Biography:

Articles:
Selected Articles from last 5 years only (any research, publications etc):
Ultrasound markers of fetal chromosomal abnormality: a survey of policies and practices in UK maternity ultrasound departments. MacLachlan N, Iskaros J, Chitty L. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2000; 15(5):387-90.
The association of aneuploidy and mild fetal pyelectasis in an unselected population: the results of a multicentre study. Chudleigh P, Chitty LS, Campbell S, Pembrey ME. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2001;17:197-202.
Non - visualisation of the fetal bladder: Aetiology and management. Wilcox D.T. & Chitty LS. Prenatal Diagnosis 2001, 21:977:983.
Dysplastic and polycystic kidneys: diagnosis, associations and management. Winyard P, Chitty LS. Prenatal Diagnosis 2001, 21:924-935.
Charts of fetal size: Limb bones. Chitty LS, Altman DG. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 2002 109(8);919-29
Prenatal Diagnosis of Cloacal anomalies. Warne S, Chitty LS, Wilcox DT. Br J Urol Int 2002, 89:78-81
First and second trimester antenatal screening for Down's syndrome: the results of the Serum, Urine and Ultrasound Screening Study (SURUSS). Wald NJ, Rodeck C, Hackshaw AK, Walters J, Chitty LS, Mackinson AM. J Med Screen. 2003;10(2):56-104
Charts of fetal size: kidney and renal pelvis measurements. Chitty LS, Altman DG. Prenatal Diagnosis 2003, 23(11):891-7.
Accuracy of antenatal fetal ultrasound in the diagnosis of duplex kidneys. Whitten M, McHoney M, Wilcox DT, New S, Chitty LS. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2003, 21:342-6.
Prenatal diagnosis by rapid aneuploidy screening and karyotyping in conjunction with detailed ultrasound scan: a prospective study of 1589 consecutive second trimester amniocenteses. Leung WC, Waters JJ, Chitty LS. Prenatal Diagnosis 2004 Oct;24(10):790-5
Women and health care professionals’ preferences for Down’s syndrome screening tests: A conjoint analysis study. Bishop AJ, Marteau TM, Armstrong D, Chitty LS, Longworth L, Buxton MJ, Berlin C. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 2004, 111(8):775-9.
Fetal cardiac anomalies and genetic syndromes. Pajkrt E, Weisz B, Firth H, Chitty LS Prenatal Diagnosis 2004 24, 13:1104-1115
Hair analysis for maternal recreational drug use and fetal gastroschisis. Morrison JJ, Chitty LS, Peebles D, Rodeck CH. Br J Obstet. Gynaecol 2005;112(8):1022-5.
The future of prenatal diagnosis: rapid testing or full karyotype? An audit of chromosome abnormalities and pregnancy outcomes for women referred for Down’s syndrome testing. Ogilvie CM, Lashwood A, Chitty L, Waters J, Scriven, Flinter F. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 2005;112(10):1369-75
Reduction in diagnostic and therapeutic interventions by non-invasive determination of fetal sex in early pregnancy. Hyett JA, Gardiner G, Stojilkovic-Mikic T, Finning KM, Martin PG, Rodeck CH, Chitty LS. Prenatal Diagnosis 2005;17 e-publication ahead of journal
A comparison of Australian and UK obstetricians’ and midwives’ preferences for screening tests for Down syndrome. Lewis S, Cullinane F, Bishop AJ, Chitty LS, Marteau TM, Halliday J. Prenatal Diagnosis 2005 in press
Prenatal diagnosis and postnatal outcome of pelvic kidneys. Whitten M, Wilcox D, Chitty LS. Obstet Gynecol 2005 in press
Early prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities using rapid aneuploidy screening: The value of the nuchal translucency scan. Chitty LS, Vandecruys H, Cicero S, Waters JJ, Nicolaides KH. Br Med J accepted for publication
Prenatal diagnosis of fetal abnormality: psychological effects on women in low-risk pregnancies. Statham H, Solomou W & Chitty LS. In Diagnosis of Genetic Defects in the Fetus. Clin Obstet & Gynaecol, 2000;14(4):731-747.
Prenatal gender determination and the diagnosis of ambiguous genitalia. Pajkrt E, Chitty LS. Br J Urol Int 2004, 93 suppl 3;12-19
Non-Invasive diagnosis of fetal sex; Utilising free fetal DNA and Ultrasound. Avent ND, Chitty LS. Prenatal Diagnosis 2006
Skeletal Abnormalities. Griffin D R & Chitty L S. In Clinical Ultrasound, vol 3 - Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Churchill Livingstone, Dewbury K, Meire H, Cosgrove K & Farrant P. (eds). 2001:431- 447.
Gastrointestinal abnormalities. Chitty L S & Griffin D R. In Clinical Ultrasound, vol 3 - Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Churchill Livingstone, Dewbury K, Meire H, Cosgrove K & Farrant P. (eds). 2001:381- 398.
Thoracic Abnormalities. Chitty L S & Griffin D R. In Clinical Ultrasound vol 3 - Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Churchill Livingstone, Dewbury K, Meire H, Cosgrove K & Farrant P. (eds). 2001:459- 473.
First Trimester Anomalies. Cockell A & Chitty LS. In Clinical Ultrasound - Obstetrics and Gynaecology (2nd edition). Eds Dewbury K, Meire H, Cosgrove K & Farrant P. Churchill Livingstone 2001:279-298.
Charts of fetal size. Chitty L S & Altman D G. In Clinical Ultrasound vol 3 - Obstetrics Gynaecology. Churchill Livingstone, Dewbury K, Meire H, Cosgrove K & Farrant P (eds). 2001:607-688.
Antenatal Assessment of Anomalies, including NTDs: Abdominal Ultrasound. Kalache K & Chitty LS. In Fetal and Neonatal Neurology and Neurosurgery. Eds Levene MI, Chervenak FA, Whittle M. Churchill Livingstone, 2001:275-298.
Prenatal diagnosis of fetal renal abnormalities. Chitty LS & Mastzuro B. In Paediatric Urology. Eds Gearhart JP, Rink RC, Mouriquand DE. WB Saunders, 2001:58-92.
Abnormalities of the fetal lip and palate: Sonographic diagnosis. Chitty LS & Griffin DR. In Management of Cleft Lip and Palate. Eds Watson ACH, Sell DA & Grunwell. Whurr Publishers, London. 2001:107 – 116.
Prenatal diagnosis of craniosynostosis. Petersen O, Chitty LS. In The Clinical Management of Craniosynostosis: Eds Hayward, Jones, Dunaway & EvansCambridge University Press 2004:85-97.
Prenatal Sonographic diagnosis of congenital anomalies. Pajkrt E. and Chitty LS. In Paediatric Ultrasound – How, where and when. Ed. Rose De Bryun. Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, 2005:15-38
Congenital malformations of the lower respiratory tract. Abel, Bush A, Chitty LS, Harcourt & Nicholson. In Kendig’s disorders of the lower respiratory tract in children, 7th edition eds Chernick, Boat, Wilmott and Bush 2005 in press
Paediatric and urological ultrasound. De Bruyn R, Chitty LS. In Urogenital Ultrasound – A Text Atlas, 2nd Edition p 289-329. eds Dubbins, Cochlin, Goldberg in press 2005
The routine fetal anomaly scan. Pajkrt E. and Chitty LS. In Ultrasound of Fetal Abnormalities, 2nd edition Ed Twining P, McHugo J. Churchill Livingstone, 2005 in press.