IMPROVED METHOD OF FETAL WEIGHT ESTIMATION USING ULTRASOUND MEASUREMENTS OF FETAL ABDOMINAL CIRCUMFERENCE

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作者
POLL, V [1 ]
KASBY, CB [1 ]
机构
[1] SOUTHAMPTON GEN HOSP,DEPT HUMAN REPROD & OBSTET,SOUTHAMPTON SO9 4XY,HAMPSHIRE,ENGLAND
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BRITISH JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY | 1979年 / 86卷 / 12期
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10.1111/j.1471-0528.1979.tb11239.x
中图分类号
R71 [妇产科学];
学科分类号
100211 ;
摘要
A simple and accurate method is described for estimating fetal weight from a single fetal abdomen circumference measurement at the level of the umbilical vein. The abdominal circumference was converted into a weight centile for the maturity at the time of measurement so that the weight at delivery could be predicted. This method was tested on a population of fetuses presenting by the breech near term. Although the error between actual and predicted weights was 194 g (1 SD) for all the patients, for a large well‐defined subgroup the error was much smaller, being only 104 g (1 SD). Copyright © 1979, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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页码:922 / 928
页数:7
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