Sensitivity and specificity of ultrasonography as a screening tool for gestational diabetes mellitus

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1348-1353

  Perović, Milan ^a   Garalejić, Eliana ^b   Gojnić, Miroslava ^b   Arsić, Biljana ^b   Pantić, Igor ^b   Bojović, Dragana Jovic ^b   Fazlagić, Amira ^c   Gardiner, Helena ^d,e  

^a Clinical Hospital Centre   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^c Medison Clinic   (Serbia)

^d ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GCT; OGTT; placenta

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84863871359     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2011.634458     Document Type: Article

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