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DOLICHOCEPHALY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-12-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ultrasonography
- Pregnancy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gestational dating 1, record 1, English, gestational%20dating
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fetal ultrasound : measurement of biparietal diameter(BPD) or cephalometry is the most common ultrasound method for gestational dating. Its accuracy in diagnosing IUGR varies from 43%-100%. Inaccuracy of cephalometry results from inaccuracies in gestational dates, distortion of measurement in dolichocephaly and head-sparing in asymmetric IUGR. 1, record 1, English, - gestational%20dating
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ultrasonographie
- Grossesse
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- estimation de l'âge gestationnel
1, record 1, French, estimation%20de%20l%27%C3%A2ge%20gestationnel
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'échographie est actuellement la technique de choix qui permet : - l'estimation de l'âge gestationnel, avec le plus de précision avant 12 SA; l'évaluation de la biométrie échographique et la construction des courbes de croissance fœtale normales; - le dépistage d'une hypotrophie fœtale; - la définition du bien-être fœtal effectuée à l'aide du score de Manning et de la vélocimétrie sanguine par effet Doppler. 1, record 1, French, - estimation%20de%20l%27%C3%A2ge%20gestationnel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-12-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- Ultrasonography
- Pregnancy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- biparietal diameter 1, record 2, English, biparietal%20diameter
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fetal ultrasound : measurement of biparietal diameter(BPD) or cephalometry is the most common ultrasound method for gestational dating. Its accuracy in diagnosing IUGR varies from 43%-100%. Inaccuracy of cephalometry results from inaccuracies in gestational dates, distortion of measurement in dolichocephaly and head-sparing in asymmetric IUGR. 1, record 2, English, - biparietal%20diameter
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
- Ultrasonographie
- Grossesse
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- diamètre bipariétal
1, record 2, French, diam%C3%A8tre%20bipari%C3%A9tal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Diamètre bipariétal - Ce paramètre biométrique est déterminé dès la dixième semaine d'aménorrhée. La corrélation entre les mesures échographiques in utero et cliniques en post-abortum du diamètre bipariétal est bonne [...] jusqu'à la vingt-huitième semaine d'aménorrhée. 1, record 2, French, - diam%C3%A8tre%20bipari%C3%A9tal
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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