Fetal transcerebellar diameter measurement for prediction of gestational age in twins

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 195, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1596-1600

  Chavez, Martin R ^a   Ananth, Cande V ^b   Kaminsky, Lillian M ^a   Smulian, John C ^a   Yeo, Lami ^a   Vintzileos, Anthony M ^a  

^a Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Chorionicity; Gestational age; Nomogram; Twins; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CHORION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; FETAL TRANSCEREBELLAR DIAMETER NOMOGRAM; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOMOGRAM; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWINS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; CEREBELLUM; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; NOMOGRAMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TWINS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33751243923     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.03.062     Document Type: Article

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