The evidence for abandoning the amniotic fluid index in favor of the single deepest pocket

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 549-555

  Magann, Everett F ^a   Chauhan, Suneet P ^b   Doherty, Dorota A ^c   Magann, Marcia I ^d   Morrison, John C ^d  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^b AURORA HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid index (AFI); Oligohydramnios; Pregnancy outcome; Single deepest pocket (SDP)

Indexed keywords

DYE;

AMNION FLUID; AMNIOTIC FLUID INDEX; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE DEEPEST POCKET; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 35448940459     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-986689     Document Type: Article

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