IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 44 / Issue 3 / DOI: 10.12891/ceog3246.2017

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Original Research
Interobserver reliability of sonographic fetal biometry in second trimester maternal serum screening
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1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kayseri Military Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey
2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kayseri Education and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey
3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kayseri Memorial Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey
4 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gölcük Military Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey
5 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Çorlu Military Hospital, Tekirdağ, Turkey
6 Department of Radiology, Kayseri Education and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey
7 Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Gülhane Military Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2017, 44(3), 379–383; https://doi.org/10.12891/ceog3246.2017
Published: 10 June 2017
Abstract
Purpose: To examine the interobserver variability for fetal biometry parameters and to investigate whether this variability affects the second-trimester maternal serum screening test (STMSS) results. Materials and Methods: A total of 60 singleton pregnancies who were scheduled for STMSS were investigated. Two experienced sonographers performed all examinations at the same visit. The risk calculations of screening were performed according to the each operator's biometric measurements separately. Interobserver variability in measurements of fetal biometrics and the effect of this interobserver variability on the screening results were assessed. Results: interobserver reliability for biparietal diameter (BPD) and femur length (FL) were 0.904 and 0.888 (p < 0.001), respectively. interobserver reliability coefficients for trisomy 21, trisomy 13/18, and neural tube defect were 0.887, 0.999, and 0.920 (p < 0.0001), respectively. Conclusion: The present results demonstrate that the interobserver reliability and agreement of ultrasound measurements of fetal biometry in cases of routine prenatal screening are highly reliable.
Keywords
interobserver variability
Maternal serum screening
Triple test
Trisomy 21
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