title: Ultrasonographic identification and measurement of the human fetal pancreas in utero.
abstract: One hundred seventy ultrasonographic examinations, done to identify and measure the fetal pancreas in utero, were performed on 78 women with regular menstrual cycle, at 20-41 weeks of gestation. The pancreas, which could be identified after 20 weeks of gestation was measured in 38.4% at 36-39 weeks and 80.0% at 20-23 weeks gestation. The length of the fetal pancreas from the head to tail (FP-L) correlated well with the gestational age (r = 0.90, P less than 0.001). The normal sonographic characteristics of the fetal pancreas are discussed.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005323:Fetal Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005333:Fetus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D010179:Pancreas / Q000196:embryology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014463:Ultrasonography