Volumetric (3D) imaging reduces inter- and intraobserver variation of fetal biometry measurements

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 447-452

  Chan, L W ^a   Fung, T Y ^a   Leung, T Y ^a   Sahota, D S ^a   Lau, T K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

2D ultrasound; 3D ultrasound; Fetal biometry; Interobserver variation; Intraobserver variation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TWO DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VOLUMETRY;

ABDOMEN; ANTHROPOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 63449124315     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.6321     Document Type: Article

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