Z-velocity in screening for intrauterine growth restriction

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 634-638

  Mondry, A ^a,c   Pengbo, L ^a   Loh, M ^a   Mongelli, M ^b  

^a BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Customization; Diagnosis; Growth velocity; IUGR; SGA; Z score

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; Z SCORE;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 28144443836     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2598     Document Type: Article

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