Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 335-341 , March 2007

Prenatal Detection of Fetal Growth Restriction by Fetal Femur Volume: Efficacy Assessment Using Three-Dimensional Ultrasound

  • Chiung-Hsin Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Pei-Ying Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chen-Hsiang Yu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Huei-Chen Ko

      Affiliations

    • Research Institute of Behavior Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Fong-Ming Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Fong-Ming Chang, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Cheng Kung University Medical College and Hospital, 138 Victory Road, Tainan, 70428 Taiwan.

Received 1 June 2006 ,Revised 27 September 2006 ,Accepted 5 October 2006.

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PII: S0301-5629(06)01866-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.10.013

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 335-341 , March 2007

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