Dolichocephaly--a source of error in serial cephalometry.
Two patients are presented in whom ultrasonic cephalometry suggested intrauterine fetal growth retardation. The respective newborn infants were normally grown and had dolichocephaly with a normal head circumference. Dolichocephaly should be considered when cephalometry alone suggests a diagnosis of placental insufficiency.
D000328:Adult; D002508:Cephalometry; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000502:physiology; D006128:Growth; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010927:Placental Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014465:Ultrasonics