Incorporation of femur length leads to underestimation of fetal weight in asymmetric preterm growth restriction

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 442-448

  Proctor, L K ^a   Rushworth, V ^a   Shah, P S ^b   Keunen, J ^a   Windrim, R ^a   Ryan, G ^a   Kingdom, J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asymmetric; Biometry; Birth weight; Femur length; Intrauterine growth restriction; IUGR; Placenta; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEMUR; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

BIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETAL WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 77951019832     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7605     Document Type: Article

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