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Amniotic fluid index (AFI) is a measure of the amount of amniotic fluid[1] and is an index for the fetal wellbeing. It is a part of the biophysical profile.[1]
AFI is the score given to the amount of amniotic fluid (by adding up centimeters of depth of four pockets of fluid)[2] seen on pregnant uterus by ultrasound. An AFI < 5-6 is considered as Oligohydramnios[2] and an AFI > 20-24 is considered as Polyhydramnios.[2][3]
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- ^ a b Tom C Winter; Sanders, Roger C. (2006). Clinical Sonography: A Practical Guide. Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, p502. ISBN 0-7817-4869-0.
- ^ a b c Carr, Phyllis L.; Ricciotti, Hope; Freund, Karen M.; Scott Kahan (2003). In a Page Ob/Gyn & Women's Health (In a Page). Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Publishers, p105. ISBN 1-4051-0380-9.
- ^ Sylvia Dobo; Mitchell King; Lipsky, Martin S.; Jeff Susman (2003). Family Medicine Certification Review. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Publishers, p133. ISBN 1-4051-0329-9.
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