Obstetrical sonography in obese women: A review

Jan Weichert; David Rafael Hartge

doi:10.1002/jcu.20767

Obstetrical sonography in obese women: A review

Jan Weichert^*, David Rafael Hartge

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Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics

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Abstract

Obstetric sonographic imaging in pregnant women is adversely affected by obesity with a negative impact on the detection rate of congenital anomalies. This review aims to analyze relevant data regarding this issue and to discuss clinical and technical problems associated with sonographic examination of obese pregnant women.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Clinical Ultrasound
Volume	39
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	209-216
Number of pages	8
ISSN	0091-2751
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/jcu.20767
Publication status	Published - 01.05.2011

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