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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 31, 2018 - Issue 15
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Original Article

Five-dimensional long bones biometry for estimation of femur length and fetal weight at term compared to two-dimensional ultrasound: a pilot study

Mohamed LabanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Ahmed A. AlanwarDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Mohamed K. EtmanFetal Special Care Unit, Ain Shams Maternity Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Mohammed S. ElsokkaryDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; Correspondence[email protected]
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Ahmed M. ElkotbDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Ahmad S. HasanienFamily Medicine Registrar at Murwillumbah Hospital, Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia;
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Ali E. KhalafAllahDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Nancy M. NoahMisr University for Science and Technology Hospital, Misr University for Science and Technology, 6th of October City, Giza, Egypt
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Pages 2036-2042 | Received 15 Apr 2017, Accepted 19 May 2017, Published online: 27 Jul 2017

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