Clinical application of fetal weight determination by real-time ultrasound measurements.
The weights of 101 neonates delivered within 72 hours of real-time ultrasound examination were compared with the weight calculated from the ultrasonically measured biparietal diameter and abdominal circumference. A high degree of correlation (4 = .9624) was found between actual and calculated weights. This method of weight estimation has been clinically useful, especially in infants weighing less than 1500 g.
D000005:Abdomen / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods*; D001835:Body Weight; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007746:Labor Presentation; D011247:Pregnancy; D014465:Ultrasonics