Intraobserver and interobserver reproducibility of fetal biometry

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 654-658

  Perni, S C ^a   Chervenak, F A ^a   Kalish, R B ^a   Magherini Rothe, S ^a   Predanic, M ^a   Streltzoff, J ^a   Skupski, D W ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal biometry; Gestational age prediction; Reproducibility; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEVICE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FETUS; FETUS BIOMETRY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ABDOMEN; BIOMETRY; CEPHALOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FETUS; HEAD; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 8844219661     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1717     Document Type: Article

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