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Accuracy of Fetal Weight Estimation by Ultrasound
Author(s) -
Anandakumar C.,
Wong Y.C.,
Rauff Mary,
Ratnam S.S.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
asia‐oceania journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 0389-2328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1986.tb00185.x
Subject(s) - fetal weight , weight estimation , ultrasound , fetus , estimation , medicine , body weight , obstetrics , mathematics , pregnancy , radiology , statistics , biology , engineering , genetics , systems engineering
The main objective of this study was to assess the accuracy of fetal weight estimation by ultrasound. 124 patients were scanned and the estimated fetal weight calculated by the equation of Warsof revised by Shepard was compared with actual fetal weight of the newborns, who were born within one week of the last scan. In 93.3% of the time the estimated weight by ultrasound was within 15% of the actual weight.