Ultrasonic evaluation of kidney length in term and preterm infants.
Kidney length was evaluated by ultrasound in 132 healthy neonates with gestational ages from 27 to 42 weeks and birth weights from 790 to 4200 g. A highly significant correlation was found between the length of the kidneys and gestational age or birth weight.
Chiara
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Division of Neonatal Intensive Care, Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Chirico
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G
Barbarini
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M
De Vecchi
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E
Rondini
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G
D001724:Birth Weight; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000502:physiology*; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000502:physiology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000254:growth & development*; D014463:Ultrasonography