Crown-rump length measurement: a new age for first-trimester ultrasound?

J Stirnemann^{1

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3}, M Massoud^{1

4}, N Fries¹, C Dumont^{1

5}, G Haddad¹, R Bessis¹, F Dhombres^{1

6}, L J Salomon^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Collège Français d'Echographie Fœtale (CFEF), Paris, France.
² EA FETUS, 7328, Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France.
³ Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Université de Paris, Paris, France.
⁴ Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant et Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Bron, France.
⁵ CHU de la Réunion, Saint Pierre, France.
⁶ Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Trousseau, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.

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J Stirnemann et al. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Sep.

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. 2021 Sep;58(3):345-346.

doi: 10.1002/uog.23692.

J Stirnemann^{1

2

3}, M Massoud^{1

4}, N Fries¹, C Dumont^{1

5}, G Haddad¹, R Bessis¹, F Dhombres^{1

6}, L J Salomon^{1

2

3}

¹ Collège Français d'Echographie Fœtale (CFEF), Paris, France.
² EA FETUS, 7328, Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France.
³ Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Université de Paris, Paris, France.
⁴ Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant et Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Bron, France.
⁵ CHU de la Réunion, Saint Pierre, France.
⁶ Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Trousseau, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.

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Crown-rump length measurement error: impact on assessment of growth.
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