Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 23, Issue 6 , Pages 833-844 , December 2009

Detection of foetal growth restriction using third trimester ultrasound

  • Leanne Bricker, MB Bch, MRCOG (Consultant in Fetal and Maternal Medicine and Co-Director of the Fetal Medicine Unit)

      Affiliations

    • Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Crown St, Liverpool, L8 7SS, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 151 708 9988; Fax: +44 151 702 4255.
    • ,
  • Samina Mahsud-Dornan, MB BCh, MD, MRCOG (Consultant in Maternal and Fetal Medicine)

      Affiliations

    • St George's Hospital, London, UK
    • Tel.: +44 2086720071, Fax: +44 2890235256.
    • ,
  • James C. Dornan, MD, FRCOG, FRCPI (Head of Department of Fetal Medicine)

      Affiliations

    • Queens University, Belfast, UK
    • Tel.: +44 2890634130, Fax: +44 2890235256.

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PII: S1521-6934(09)00104-7

doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2009.08.003

Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 23, Issue 6 , Pages 833-844 , December 2009

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