Ultrasound evaluation of amniotic fluid volume: Methods and clinical accuracy

Acta Biomedica de l'Ateneo Parmense

Volumn 75, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 40-44

  Gramellini, Dandolo ^a   Fieni, Stefania ^a   Verrotti, Carla ^a   Piantelli, Giovanni ^a   Cavallotti, Davide ^a   Vadora, Eugenio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Methods; Ultrasound evaluation

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; AMNIOTIC FLUID INDEX; BIOMETRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FETUS RISK; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDRAMNIOS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MORTALITY; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PATIENT MONITORING; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RELIABILITY; SINGLE DEEPEST POCKET; TWO DIAMETER POCKET; ULTRASOUND;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 4043126050     PISSN: 03924203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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