Effect of increased body mass index on the accuracy of estimated fetal weight by sonography in twins

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 301-308

  Gandhi, Manisha ^a,d   Ferrara, Lauren ^a   Belogolovkin, Victoria ^c   Moshier, Erin ^a   Rebaber, Andrei ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Carnegie Hill Imaging for Women   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Estimated fetal weight; Obesity; Twins

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; FETAL MONITORING; NUTRITION; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

BODY MASS INDEX; FETAL WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; MATERNAL OBESITY; MEAN ABSOLUTE DIFFERENCES; OBESITY; SONOGRAPHIC EXAMINATIONS; TWINS;

HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 65949086372     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2009.28.3.301     Document Type: Article

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