Subjective versus objective evaluation of amniotic volume of pregnancies of less than 24 weeks' gestation: How can we be accurate?

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 191-195

  Magann, E F ^a   Chauhan, S P ^a   Whitworth, N S ^a   Islet, C ^a   Wiggs, C ^a   Morrison, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid volume; Midtrimester pregnancy; Subjective estimation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; DYE DILUTION CURVE; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 0035120608     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2001.20.3.191     Document Type: Article

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