Quality‐improvement program for ultrasound‐based fetal anatomy screening using large‐scale clinical audit

A large‐scale audit and peer review of ultrasound images may improve sonographer performance, but is rarely performed consistently as it is time‐consuming and expensive. The aim of this study was to perform a large‐scale audit of routine fetal anatomy scans to assess if a full clinical audit cycle can improve clinical image‐acquisition standards.

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