How good is fetal weight estimation using volumetric methods?

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 377-382

  Siemer, Jorn ^a   Peter, W ^b   Zollver, H ^b   Hart, N ^b   Muller A ^b   Meurer, B ^b   Coecke, T ^b   Schild, R L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fetal weight estimation; Obstetrics; Regression analysis; Ultrasound; Volumetry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BIRTH WEIGHT; DELIVERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS WEIGHT; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; ULTRASOUND; VOLUMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; FEMALE; FETAL WEIGHT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50849083844     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1027191     Document Type: Article

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