title: [Estimation of fetal age from craniofacial dimensions].
abstract: This work gives a method for age evaluation of unknown foetus by means of skull measurements. From known foeto-skeletal specimens, twelve craniofacial growth curves were traced. Equations of regression curves, correlation and determination coefficients were calculated. Foetal skull may provide foetal age by means of these regression curves, calculating a "mean age". Sixty nine foetal skulls tested our method. Results were discussed and compared with other methods of foetal age evaluation.
authors.affiliation: U.A. 49, CNRS, laboratoire d'Anthropologie, Musée de l'Homme, Paris.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Guihard-Costa
mesh_terms: D000365:Age Determination by Skeleton; D002508:Cephalometry; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005333:Fetus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology*
vernacular_title: Estimation de l'âge foetal à partir des dimensions cranio-faciales.