title: Ultrasonographic measurement of the fetal transverse cerebellum in utero.
abstract: Ultrasonographic examinations, done to measure the fetal transverse cerebellar diameter (FCD), were performed in 116 women with regular menstrual cycles, at 17-40 weeks of gestation. FCD correlated well with gestational age (r = 0.96, p less than 0.001). The 95% confidence interval of the linear regression was also given. FCD may be a more useful indicator of the accurate gestational age in case of dolichocephaly or brachycephaly, and facilitate antenatal detection of congenital disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hata
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Senoh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Makihara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Takamiya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitao
mesh_terms: D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005325:Fetal Organ Maturity; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography