Estimation of fetal weight: Mean value from multiple formulas

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 813-817

  Pinette, Michael G ^a   Pan, Yuqun ^a   Pinette, Sheila G ^a   Blackstone, Jacquelyn ^a   Garrett, John ^a   Cartin, Angelina ^a  

^a MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetus, weight; Formulas, fetal weight estimation; Weight, fetal, estimation

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; FETAL MONITORING; MEDICAL IMAGING;

FETAL WEIGHT ESTIMATION;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AVERAGE; BIOMETRY; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032717850     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.1999.18.12.813     Document Type: Article

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