| Literature DB >> 23841904 |
A T Papageorghiou1, I Sarris, C Ioannou, T Todros, M Carvalho, G Pilu, L J Salomon.
Abstract
A unified protocol is essential to ensure that fetal ultrasound measurements taken in multicentre research studies are accurate and reproducible. This paper describes the methodology used to take two-dimensional, ultrasound measurements in the longitudinal, fetal growth component of the INTERGROWTH-21(st) Project. These standardised methods should minimise the systematic errors associated with pooling data from different study sites. They represent a model for carrying out similar research studies in the future.Keywords: Fetal biometry; INTERGROWTH-21st; fetal growth; standards; ultrasound
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23841904 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12313
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BJOG ISSN: 1470-0328 Impact factor: 6.531