Accuracy of sonographic fetal weight estimation: A matter of presentation

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 418-424

  Melamed, N ^a,b   Ben Haroush, A ^a,b   Meizner, I ^a,b   Mashiach, R ^a,b   Yogev, Y ^a,b   Pardo, J ^a,b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

accuracy; breech; estimation; presentation; sonographic; weight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREECH PRESENTATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD;

ADULT; BIOMETRY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREECH PRESENTATION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 80053210043     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.8928     Document Type: Article

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