Reference range of embryo volume by 3-d sonography using the XI VOCAL method at 7 to 10+6 weeks of pregnancy

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 501-505

  Júnior, Edward Araujo ^a   Nardozza, Luciano Marcondes MacHado ^a   Rolo, Liliam Cristine ^a   Nowak, Paulo Martin ^a   Filho, João Bortoletti ^a   Moron, Antonio Fernandes ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Embryo; First trimester of pregnancy; Nomogram; Three dimensional ultrasonography; Volume measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; REFERENCE VALUES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 77952920610     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1247607     Document Type: Article

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