First trimester ultrasound estimation of gestational age in pregnancies conceived after in vitro fertilization

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 151-155

  Wu, Frank Shao Ying ^a,b   Hwu, Yuh Ming ^a,c   Lee, Robert Kuo Kuang ^a,d   Li, Sheng Hsiang ^a   Sun, Fang Ju ^a   Lin, Ming Huei ^a   Lin, Shyr Yue ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biparietal diameter; Crown rump length; First trimester; Gestational age estimation; In vitro fertilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS GROWTH; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TWINS;

EID: 84856398996     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.11.019     Document Type: Article

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