Application of obstetric ultrasound to determine the most suitable parameters for the aging of formalin-fixed human fetuses using manual measurements

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 84-93

  Croft, Marion S ^a   Desai, Gita ^b   Seed, Paul T ^a   Pollard, Joy I ^a   Perry, Marta E ^a,c  

^a UMDS   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biparietal diameter; Crown rump length; Head circumference; Left foot length; Limits of agreement

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FOOT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033009829     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2353(1999)12:2<84::AID-CA2>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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