Clinical implications of machine-probe combinations on obstetric ultrasound measurements used in pregnancy dating

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 194-199

  Axell, R ^a   Lynch, C ^b   Chudleigh, T ^a   Bradshaw, L ^c   Mangat, J ^d   White, P ^a   Lees, C ^b  

^a CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Rosie Maternity Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

accuracy; biparietal diameter; crown rump length; femur length; fetal; growth; intraoperator; phantom; ultrasound equipment; variability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY;

BIOMETRY; CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84864757949     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.11081     Document Type: Article

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