title: Cranial ultrasound assessment of gestational age in low birthweight infants.
abstract: The anatomical features of the cerebral hemispheres of 97 infants were studied by ultrasonography. A scoring system was devised based on anatomical and ultrasound appearances and compared with gestational age calculated from the date of the mother's last period. There was a significant positive correlation between gestational age and ultrasound score. Cranial ultrasonography is an accurate and reproducible method of assessing gestational age in low birthweight infants.
authors.affiliation: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Liverpool Maternity Hospital.
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rennie
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Cooke
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography