Fetal transcerebellar diameter measurement for prediction of gestational age at the extremes of fetal growth

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1167-1173

  Chavez, Martin R ^a   Ananth, Cande V ^a   Smulian, John C ^a   Vintzileos, Anthony M ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Gestational age; Intrauterine growth restriction; Large fetuses; Nomogram; Sonography

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION THEORY; GROWTH KINETICS; NOMOGRAMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

CEREBELLUM; GESTATIONAL AGE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RESTRICTION; LARGE FETUSES; NOMOGRAM; TRANSCEREBELLAR DIAMETER (TCD);

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

APPARATUS; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FETAL TRANSCEREBELLAR DIAMETER; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; NOMOGRAM; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 36649028099     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2007.26.9.1167     Document Type: Article

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