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dc.contributor.authorHairunpijit S.
dc.contributor.authorSiripongsakun S.
dc.contributor.authorChotipanich C.
dc.contributor.authorHiranrat P.
dc.contributor.authorNarkwichean A.
dc.contributor.authorLaosooksathit W.
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-14T03:17:15Z-
dc.date.available2022-12-14T03:17:15Z-
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.issn16879589
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85141684352&doi=10.1155%2f2022%2f2625242&partnerID=40&md5=766b8297a4a02148e72b1092495304b3
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.swu.ac.th/jspui/handle/123456789/27385-
dc.description.abstractObjectives. To evaluate the competency of medical sonographer students who have completed training to estimate the gestational age (GA) and perform fetal biometric measurements compared to obstetricians. Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional observational study at the end of the medical sonographer students' practice sessions. In total, 80 midtrimester (18-28 weeks) pregnant women were recruited, and an ultrasound was performed according to the International Society of Sonography in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG) guideline. Estimated GA calculated from fetal biometric measurements was compared between medical sonographer students and qualified obstetricians. Subsequently, images were randomly evaluated by maternal-fetal medicine specialists to assess the measurement performance. Results. There was no significant difference in the estimated GA between the medical sonographer students and obstetricians (mean difference, 0.01 ± 2.92 day, p = 0.89). However, there was a significant difference in the measurement of the head circumference (HC) and abdominal circumference (AC) (p < 0.001). The overall image quality of the fetal head, abdomen, and femur was considered a good to excellent score (77.5%-80%). There was a perfect and nearly perfect agreement regarding the presence of the placenta previa, adequacy of amniotic fluid, and position of the placenta (k = 0.9-1.0). Conclusions. The medical sonographer students demonstrated competency in GA estimation by fetal biometry measurement similar to obstetricians. However, the quality of the acquired images, according to the ISUOG recommendation, needs improvement, and this should be emphasized in the sonography course curriculum. The results suggest that medical sonographers can relieve obstetricians' workload for ultrasound screening in midtrimester pregnancies. © 2022 Surapa Hairunpijit et al.
dc.languageen
dc.publisherHindawi Limited
dc.titleStudent Competency for Midtrimester Obstetrics Scan upon Completion of the Master's Degree in Medical Sonography
dc.typeArticle
dc.rights.holderScopus
dc.identifier.bibliograpycitationThai Journal of Mathematics. Vol 2022, No.Special Issue 2022 (2022), p.82-88
dc.identifier.doi10.1155/2022/2625242
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