HOW TO USE Z SCORES FOR THE QUALITY CONROL OF FETAL BIOMETRY. A FRENCH OVERVIEW FROM DATA COLLECTION TO Z SCORE DISTRIBUTIONS
LJ Salomon, J Crequat, M Duyme, G Brodaty, C Talmant, N Fries, Y Ville, M Althuser · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2005 · Heft 09
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Purpose: To construct new reference charts and equations for fetal biparietal diameter (BPD), head circumference (HC), abdominal circumference (AC) and femur length (FL) using a large sample of fetuses examined at 15–40 weeks in France. To develop a Z-score-based tool to compare this new reference with previous ones and to develop and evaluate the feasibility of a Z score distribution-based quality assessment for fetal biometry. Materials and methods: The study data were obtained from a population of pregnancies undergoing ultrasound examination over a continuous one year period. Exclusion criteria were: known a…
