Image-scoring system for crown-rump length measurement

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 649-654

  Wanyonyi, S Z ^a   Napolitano, R ^a   Ohuma, E O ^a   Salomon, L J ^b,c   Papageorghiou, A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^c Societe Francaise pour l'Amelioration des Pratiques Echographiques SFAPE   (France)

Author keywords

Crown rump length; Image scoring; Objective evaluation; Reproducibility; Subjective evaluation

Indexed keywords

CROWN RUMP LENGTH; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVALUATION STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84914152930     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.13376     Document Type: Article

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