A new formula for optimized weight estimation in extreme fetal macrosomia (≥ 4500g)

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 480-488

  Faschingbauer, F ^a   Beckmann, M W ^a   Goecke, T W ^a   Yazdi, B ^b   Siemer, J ^c   Schmid, M ^d   Mayr, A ^d   Schild, R L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c Krankenhaus Ludmillenstift   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^e Diakonie Hospitals   (Germany)

Author keywords

fetus; observer performance; obstetrics; ultrasound 2D

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY SIZE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS WEIGHT; HUMAN; MACROSOMIA; MATERNAL AGE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY SIZE; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; FETAL WEIGHT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL AGE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867671668     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: 14388782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1312819     Document Type: Article

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