Incorporating sonographic cheek-to-cheek diameter, biparietal diameter and abdominal circumference improves weight estimation in the macrosomic fetus

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 409-413

  Abramowicz, J S ^a,c   Robischon, K ^a   Cox, C ^b  

^a Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal weight estimation; Macrosomia; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS WEIGHT; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY WEIGHT; CHEEK; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PARIETAL BONE; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0030800219     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1997.09060409.x     Document Type: Article

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