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Fetal ultrasound parameters: Reference values for a local perspective

BACKGROUND: Fetal biometry, with the help of ultrasonography (USG) provides the most reliable and important information about fetal growth and well-being. Frequently used parameters for fetal measurements by this method are the biparietal diameter (BPD), head circumference (HC), abdominal circumfere...

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Autores principales: Aggarwal, Navita, Sharma, G L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7546290/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33100681
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijri.IJRI_287_19
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description BACKGROUND: Fetal biometry, with the help of ultrasonography (USG) provides the most reliable and important information about fetal growth and well-being. Frequently used parameters for fetal measurements by this method are the biparietal diameter (BPD), head circumference (HC), abdominal circumference (AC), and femur length (FL). These fetal dimensions depend upon the racial demographic characteristics, nutrition, genetics and many more environmental factors of a particular population. AIMS: The purpose of the present investigation was to define and analyze these fetal biometric parameters in our local population and to compare them with the given norms. METHODS: This cross-sectional study with convenience sampling was conducted on a total of 425 fetuses with a period of gestation between 18 to 38 weeks. Descriptive statistics was used to calculate the mean with standard deviation and 95% confidence interval (CI) for each fetal parameter in each gestational week. RESULTS: Mean of BPD and FL in our population are similar to the mean values given by Hadlock throughout the pregnancy, except near the end of the third trimester where our population shows a slightly lower range of mean values. HC and AC fall below the lower range of Hadlock as early as 24 weeks of pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS: Fetal biometric parameters in the studied population are at the lower range of established nomograms by Hadlock on white fetuses, more so with the progression of pregnancy.
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spelling pubmed-75462902020-10-22 Fetal ultrasound parameters: Reference values for a local perspective Aggarwal, Navita Sharma, G L Indian J Radiol Imaging Fetal Imaging BACKGROUND: Fetal biometry, with the help of ultrasonography (USG) provides the most reliable and important information about fetal growth and well-being. Frequently used parameters for fetal measurements by this method are the biparietal diameter (BPD), head circumference (HC), abdominal circumference (AC), and femur length (FL). These fetal dimensions depend upon the racial demographic characteristics, nutrition, genetics and many more environmental factors of a particular population. AIMS: The purpose of the present investigation was to define and analyze these fetal biometric parameters in our local population and to compare them with the given norms. METHODS: This cross-sectional study with convenience sampling was conducted on a total of 425 fetuses with a period of gestation between 18 to 38 weeks. Descriptive statistics was used to calculate the mean with standard deviation and 95% confidence interval (CI) for each fetal parameter in each gestational week. RESULTS: Mean of BPD and FL in our population are similar to the mean values given by Hadlock throughout the pregnancy, except near the end of the third trimester where our population shows a slightly lower range of mean values. HC and AC fall below the lower range of Hadlock as early as 24 weeks of pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS: Fetal biometric parameters in the studied population are at the lower range of established nomograms by Hadlock on white fetuses, more so with the progression of pregnancy. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020 2020-07-13 /pmc/articles/PMC7546290/ /pubmed/33100681 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijri.IJRI_287_19 Text en Copyright: © 2020 Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Aggarwal, Navita
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Fetal ultrasound parameters: Reference values for a local perspective
title Fetal ultrasound parameters: Reference values for a local perspective
title_full Fetal ultrasound parameters: Reference values for a local perspective
title_fullStr Fetal ultrasound parameters: Reference values for a local perspective
title_full_unstemmed Fetal ultrasound parameters: Reference values for a local perspective
title_short Fetal ultrasound parameters: Reference values for a local perspective
title_sort fetal ultrasound parameters: reference values for a local perspective
topic Fetal Imaging
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7546290/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33100681
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijri.IJRI_287_19
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