title: Clinical assessment of amniotic fluid.
abstract: Amniotic fluid volume estimation has become an integral part of fetal evaluation. Although the sonographic techniques clinically available are limited in their accuracy and predictive value, the careful performance of AFI measurements provide important and complementary clinical data on which to base management decisions in pregnancies at risk.
authors.affiliation: Department of Reproductive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, USA.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D000649:Amniocentesis / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000737:chemistry*; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D015588:Observer Variation; D016104:Oligohydramnios / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006831:Polyhydramnios / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D015203:Reproducibility of Results