title: Ultrasonic evaluation of kidney length in term and preterm infants.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatal Intensive Care, Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chiara
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chirico
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barbarini
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Vecchi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rondini
mesh_terms: 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