Estimation of fetal weighty by ultrasonic abdominometry.
The fetal abdomen was measured with an ultrasonic contact scanner in order to correlate abdomenal circumference and birth weight. A sample of 134 measurements was used to calculate a standard graph, which was then tested against a subsequent 280 measurements, giving a mean estimation error of 105 Gm. Head-to-abdomen circumference ratio measurements were used to assess the type of growth retardation.
D000005:Abdomen; D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D005333:Fetus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D006257:Head; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography