Ultrasound measurement of fetal abdominal subcutaneous tissue thickness as a predictor of large versus small fetuses for gestational age

Abstract Background Commonly used ultrasound fetal weight estimation formulas show variable degrees of error which is more evident in fetuses with nutritional and metabolic issues; better accuracy of fetal weight estimation can be obtained by incorporation of fetal soft tissue parameters like the fe...

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Main Authors: Esraa A. Khalifa, Shaimaa A. Hassanein, Hazem H. Eid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-12-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43055-019-0088-6