Peer review of third trimester abdominal circumference measurements.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Third trimester growth scans represent a significant proportion of the workload in obstetric ultrasound departments. The objective of these serial growth scans is to improve the antenatal detection of babies with fetal growth restriction. The aim of this paper is to describe a method of peer review for third trimester abdominal circumference measurements which is realistic within busy obstetric ultrasound departments in the UK.

Method

Twenty-two, third trimester, measured abdominal circumference images were randomly selected. Images were assessed subjectively by 12 sonographers using the image Criteria Achieved Score. For quantitative assessment, termed the Inter-operator Variability Score, three of the abdominal circumference (AC) images were blindly remeasured.

SUBMITTER: Dyer E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8083137 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature