Utility of Head/Abdomen Circumference Ratio in the Evaluation of Severe Early-Onset Intrauterine Growth Restriction

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 715-719

  Riyami, Nihal al ^a   Walker, Melissa G ^a   Proctor, Leslie K ^a   Yinon, Yoav ^a   Windrim, Rory C ^a   Kingdom, John C P ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asymmetrical; Fetal biometry; Intrauterine growth restriction; Phenotype; Symmetrical; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL CIRCUMFERENCE; ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FETAL BIOPHYSICAL PROFILE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; ONSET AGE; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PREECLAMPSIA; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SEVERE EARLY ONSET INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UTERINE ARTERY; ABDOMEN; ANTHROPOMETRY; CEPHALOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CEPHALOMETRY; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PLACENTAL INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 82255180592     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)34956-8     Document Type: Article

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