Quality control of prenatal ultrasound. A role for biometry;Le contrôle de qualité en échographie prénatale : intérêt de la biométrie

Gynecologie Obstetrique et Fertilite

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 683-691

  Salomon, L J ^a   Bernard, J P ^a   Ville, Y ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL   (France)

Author keywords

Biometry; Fetal; Prenatal; Quality; Ultrasound; Z scores

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCREENING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 33748787179     PISSN: 12979589     EISSN: 17696682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2006.07.026     Document Type: Article

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