The science and art of quality in obstetric ultrasound

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-160

  Salomon, Laurent J ^a   Ville, Yves ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Assurance; Biometry; Cusum; Fetal; Prenatal; Qualitative; Quality control; Quantitative; Ultrasound; Z score

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ACCREDITATION; BIOMETRY; CALIBRATION; CANADA; CERTIFICATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAPHRAGM; DISINFECTION; FACE; FEMUR; FETUS; FETUS (ANATOMY); FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MALFORMATION; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; KIDNEY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SPINE; STAFF TRAINING; STOMACH; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; UNITED STATES; Z SCORE;

BIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 67649613338     PISSN: 1040872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GCO.0b013e3283294862     Document Type: Review

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