Ultrasound estimation of birth weight in twin pregnancy: Comparison of biometry algorithms in the STORK multiple pregnancy cohort

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 210-220

  Khalil, A ^a   D'Antonio, F ^a   Dias, T ^a   Cooper, D ^b   Thilaganathan, B ^a   Hamid, Rosol ^c   Gandhi, Hina ^d   Ellis, Cheryl ^e   Deans, Anne ^f   Peregrine, Liz ^g   Breeze, Andrew ^g   Hutt, Renata ^h   Bhide, Amar ⁱ   Papageorghiou, Aris T ⁱ   Matiluko, Adetunji ^j   Egbor, Michael ^j   Bahamie, Arash ^k   Pakarian, Faz ^l  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d EAST SURREY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e EPSOM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g KINGSTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^h Royal Surrey Hospital   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^j ST HELIER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^k Department of Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^l WORTHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

algorithms; biometry; birth weight; formula; twin pregnancy; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BIOMETRY; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMETRY; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PREGNANCY, TWIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84905567314     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.13253     Document Type: Article

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