Fetal position and size data far dose estimation

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 72, Issue APR., 1999, Pages 363-370

  Osei, E K ^a   Faulkner, K ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; BLADDER CAPACITY; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0032896765     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.72.856.10474497     Document Type: Article

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