A score-based method for quality control of fetal images at routine second-trimester ultrasound examination

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 822-827

  Salomon, L J ^a,c   Winer, N ^b,c   Bernard, J P ^a,c   Ville, Y ^a,c  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Societe Francaise Pour I'Amelioration des Pratiques Echographiques (SFAPE)

Author keywords

Biometry; Fetal; Quality control; Score; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FRANCE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STANDARDIZATION;

BIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; QUALITY CONTROL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 55449104289     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2016     Document Type: Article

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