Intra- and interoperator repeatability of the nuchal translucency measurement

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 297-301

  Pajkrt, E ^a,c   Mol, B W J ^a   Boer, K ^a   Drogtrop, A P ^b   Bossuyt, P M M ^a   Bilardo, C M ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Maria Hospital TIlburg   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Inter operator; Intra operator; Intraclass correlation coefficient; Nuchaltranslucency; Repeatability; Ultrasound screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ULTRASOUND;

DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; NECK; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0034538758     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.2000.00088.x     Document Type: Article

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