title: Sonographic measurement of fetal humeral soft tissue thickness in pregnancy complicated by GDM.
abstract: Sonographic measurement of fetal humeral soft tissue thickness (STT) was performed in 93 women with gestational diabetes mellitus during the third trimester. STT measurements revealed accelerated growth in large for gestational age infants at 31 wk gestation. This new measurement proved to be the most accurate predictor of excessive fetal size compared with other standard ultrasound parameters (sensitivity 82%, specificity 95%, positive predictive value 90%). Asymmetrical growth was more evident in infants with large STT measurements in utero. Humeral STT measurement may distinguish large fetuses with truncal obesity from those that are symmetrically large, thereby allowing prediction of risk for birth trauma before delivery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Landon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sonek
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Foy
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Gabbe
mesh_terms: D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D011379:Prognosis; D012016:Reference Values; D012307:Risk Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography