Assessment of lung area in fetuses with congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 72-76

  Jani, J ^a   Peralta, C F A ^b   Benachi, A ^c   Deprest, J ^a   Nicolaides, K H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; Lung area; Lung area to head circumference ratio; Pulmonary hypoplasia

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS LUNG; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; OBSERVER BIAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 34447529153     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.4051     Document Type: Article

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