Noninvasive fetal lung maturity prediction based on ultrasonic gray level histogram width

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1998-2003

  Serizawa, Mariko ^a   Maeda, Kazuo ^b  

^a HAMAMATSU MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fetal age; Fetal weight; Fetus; GLHW; Lung; Maturity; Noninvasive measure; Preterm birth; ROC; Tissue characterization; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

FETAL AGE; FETAL WEIGHT; FETUS; GLHW; LUNG; MATURITY; NONINVASIVE MEASURE; PRETERM BIRTH; ROC; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; ULTRASOUND;

GRAPHIC METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; TISSUE; ULTRASONICS;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FETUS; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONIC GRAY LEVEL HISTOGRAM WIDTH;

FEMALE; FETAL ORGAN MATURITY; FETAL WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LIVER; LUNG; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 78449271308     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2010.08.011     Document Type: Article

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