Do semiquantitative amniotic fluid indexes reflect actual volume?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 995-999

  Croom, Christopher S ^a   Banias, Bruce B ^a   Ramos Santos, Edgard ^a   Devoe, Lawrence D ^a   Bezhadian, Ali ^a   Kinney Hiett, A ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

amniotic fluid index; amniotic fluid pocket; Amniotic fluid volume; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION FLUID LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DILUTION CURVE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMAN; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; P-AMINOHIPPURIC ACID; POLYHYDRAMNIOS; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0026644414     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(12)80026-3     Document Type: Article

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