Ultrasound methodology used to construct the fetal growth standards in the INTERGROWTH-21st Project.

Papageorghiou AT., Sarris I., Ioannou C., Todros T., Carvalho M., Pilu G., Salomon LJ., International Fetal and Newborn Growth Consortium for the 21st Century .

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.

DOI

10.1111/1471-0528.12313

Type

Journal article

Publication Date

2013-09-01T00:00:00+00:00

Volume

120

Pages

27 - v

Keywords

Fetal biometry, INTERGROWTH-21st, fetal growth, standards, ultrasound, Amniotic Fluid, Body Weights and Measures, Clinical Protocols, Female, Fetal Development, Gestational Age, Growth Charts, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Multicenter Studies as Topic, Placenta, Pregnancy, Research Design, Ultrasonography, Prenatal

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