Radiographic evaluation of breech presentation: Is it necessary?

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 338-341

  Fontenot, T ^a   Campbell, B ^a   Mitchell Tutt, E ^a   Read, J ^a   Milligan, D ^a   Miller, F ^a   Lewis, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breech presentation; Intrapartum ultrasound; Neck flexion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREECH PRESENTATION; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANDIBLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; BREECH PRESENTATION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0031455034     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1997.10050338.x     Document Type: Article

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