Measuring the angle of the subpubic arch using three-dimensional transperineal ultrasound scan: Intraoperator repeatability and interoperator reproducibility

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 191-195

  Choi, Sarah ^a   Chan, Symphorosa Shing Chee ^a   Sahota, Daljit Singh ^a   Leung, Tak Yeung ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

interoperator; intraoperator; repeatability; reproducibility; subpubic arch angle; transperineal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NULLIPARA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PELVIMETRY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBIC BONE; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SUBPUBIC ARCH; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSPERINEAL ULTRASOUND SCAN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBIC BONE; PUBIC SYMPHYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; URETHRA;

EID: 84876027126     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1322518     Document Type: Article

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