A New sonographicweight formula for fetuses ≤ 2500 g

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-51

  Siemer, J ^a   Hilbert, A ^b   Hart, N ^b   Meurer, B ^b   Goecke, T ^b   Schild, R L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fetal biometry; Fetal weight estimation; Regression formula; Small fetus; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS WEIGHT; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT ERROR; NEWBORN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; BIRTH WEIGHT; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

BIOMETRY; BIRTH WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FETAL WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 63149188251     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: 14388782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-963645     Document Type: Article

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