Ultrasound methodology used to construct the fetal growth standards in the INTERGROWTH-21st Project.
AT Papageorghiou;
I Sarris;
C Ioannou;
T Todros;
M Carvalho;
G Pilu;
LJ Salomon;
International Fetal and Newborn Growth Consortium for the 21st C;
(2013)
Ultrasound methodology used to construct the fetal growth standards in the INTERGROWTH-21st Project.
BJOG, 120 Su.
27-v.
ISSN 1470-0328
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12313
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.
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| ISI | 324048000004 |