Intra- and interoperator reliability of manual and semi-automated measurement of fetal nuchal translucency by sonographers with different levels of experience

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 417-422

  Abele, H ^a   Hoopmann, M ^a   Wright, D ^b   Hoffmann Poell, B ^a   Huettelmaier, M ^a   Pintoffl, K ^c   Wallwiener, D ^a   Kagan, K O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c GE Medical Systems Kretztechnik GmbH and Co OHG   (Austria)

Author keywords

First trimester; Interoperator; Intraoperator; Nuchal translucency; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOWN SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ALGORITHMS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 78649600173     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.8809     Document Type: Article

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