Measuring engagement of the fetal head: Validity and reproducibility of a new ultrasound technique

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 165-168

  Dietz, H P ^a,b   Lanzarone, V ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Engagement; Fetal head; Quantitation; Reproducibility; Station; Translabial ultrasound; Validation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BISHOP SCORE; FETUS; HEAD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; ULTRASOUND;

FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; LABOR PRESENTATION; PALPATION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 14544275016     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1765     Document Type: Article

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