Fetal weight estimation by ultrasound: Comparison of 11 different formulae and examiners with differing skill levels

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 159-164

  Siemer, Jörn ^a   Egger, N ^a   Hart, N ^a   Meurer, B ^a   Muller A ^a   Dathe, O ^b   Goecke, T ^a   Schild, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^b GE HEALTHCARE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Fetal biometry; Fetal weight estimation; Regression formula; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS WEIGHT; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; RADIOLOGIST; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKILL;

BIOMETRY; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 43949146949     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-963165     Document Type: Article

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