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Accuracy of Sonographic Fetal Weight Estimation in Bangladesh

Author(s) -

Sabrina Q. Rashid

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of medical ultrasound

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.311

H-Index - 14

eISSN - 2212-1552

pISSN - 0929-6441

DOI - 10.1016/j.jmu.2015.02.004

Subject(s) - medicine , fetal weight , obstetrics , singleton , fetus , ultrasound , birth weight , circumference , fetal head , population , prospective cohort study , pregnancy , surgery , radiology , mathematics , genetics , geometry , environmental health , biology

This study was conducted to determine the accuracy of estimated fetal weight (EFW) by ultrasound, compared with birth weight (BW), in Bangladesh.Methods: This is a prospective, cross-sectional study on well-dated singleton fetuses. The accuracy of weight-prediction formula is determined by assessing how well the formula works in a group of fetuses scanned close to delivery. Results of previous studies were compared with those of this study.Results: A total of 73 infants were included in the analysis to determine the accuracy of EFW. The mean absolute difference between ultrasound EFW and BW was −64.5 (±218.5) g, and the mean relative difference or the mean percentage error of fetal weight estimation was −1.4% (±7.6%).Conclusion: Ultrasound is a reliable modality for estimating fetal weight in a Bangladeshi population using the head circumference, femur length, and abdominal circumference formula of Hadlock

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