Standardization of fetal ultrasound biometry measurements: Improving the quality and consistency of measurements

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 681-687

  Sarris, I ^a,b   Ioannou, C ^a,b   Dighe, M ^c   Mitidieri, A ^d   Oberto, M ^e   Qingqing, W ^f   Shah, J ^g   Sohoni, S ^h   Al Zidjali, W ^h   Hoch, L ^a,b   Altman, D G ^b   Papageorghiou, A T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^f CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^g AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^h Ketkar Nursing Home ^*  (Oman)

Author keywords

abdominal diameter; biparietal diameter; femur length; growth; pregnancy; training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

BIOMETRY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 82455219432     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.8997     Document Type: Article

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