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Length Measurement of Fetal Long Bone and Fetal Anomaly Detection

Posted by Dr. Narayanaswamy Venkat Raman on 22 May 2013 12:24:32 PM GMT

What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?
No real claims
Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.
Not applicable as no real claims. There are several published review articles on fetal long bone measurements and skeletal dysplasias
Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

Not applicable
Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

Not applicable. Not a research study.
If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

Not applicable
Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

Not applicable.
Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

The review is poorly written. A thorough systematic meta-analysis of published literature would strengthen the article.
Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?
No
Other Comments:
The article would not be suitable for publication and unlikely to generate any interest. Also, I do not find this useful for clinicians.
Competing interests:
0
Invited by the author to review this article? :
No
Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
No
References:
None
Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

I am a consultant obstetrician and gynecologist with special interest in fetal medicine and actively involved in obstetric ultrasound. Also published in obstetric ultrasound.
How to cite: Venkat Raman N .Length Measurement of Fetal Long Bone and Fetal Anomaly Detection[Review of the article 'Length Measurement of Fetal Long Bone and Fetal Anomaly Detection ' by Jeon D].WebmedCentral 2013;4(5):WMCRW002745

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Opnion Report

Posted by Dr. Mohammad Othman on 06 May 2013 02:32:31 PM GMT

What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?
No claims it is just putting the part of the facts the author want the reader to be convenced of it.
Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.
No not novel and loads of authors who study fetal ultrasound wrote on the same subject.
Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

NA
Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

NA
If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

NA
Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

NA
Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

Yes more details would be benificial. a real review or meta-analysis of studies would help strengthen the conclusions.
Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?
No it is the author opinion and this is not proven but needs to be proved.
Other Comments:
NA
Competing interests:
None
Invited by the author to review this article? :
No
Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
No
References:
None
Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

Author and consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with papers and clinical trials on fetal ultrasound
How to cite: Othman M .Opnion Report[Review of the article 'Length Measurement of Fetal Long Bone and Fetal Anomaly Detection ' by Jeon D].WebmedCentral 2013;4(5):WMCRW002716

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