Common fetal measurements: A comparison between ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-91

  Parkar, Anagha P ^a   Olsen, Øystein E ^b   Gjelland, Knut ^a   Kiserud, Torvid ^a,c   Rosendahl, Karen ^b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Fetal; Magnetic resonance imaging; Measurements; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BIPARIETAL DIAMETERS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMUR LENGTH; FETAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCES; HIGH RESOLUTION; INTERMODALITY; INTEROBSERVER AGREEMENT; INTRAOBSERVER AGREEMENT; MASS INDEX; MATERNAL OBESITY; REFERENCE RANGE;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; FETAL MONITORING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 75649094502     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841850903334461     Document Type: Article

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