Cerebral lateral ventricular atrial diameter of male and female fetuses at 20-24 weeks' gestation.
OBJECTIVE
To determine if the lateral ventricular atrial diameter differs between male and female fetuses at 20-24 weeks' gestation.


METHODS
Prospective study.


METHODS
The transverse diameter of the ventricular atrium was measured from inner wall to inner wall for a total of 202 pregnant women with 105 male fetuses and 97 female fetuses.


RESULTS
The mean diameter of the ventricular atrium for the 202 fetuses was 4.96 +/- 0.96 mm (range, 2.1-8.4 mm). The 105 males had a mean diameter of 4.95 +/- 0.98 mm and the 97 females a mean diameter of 4.97 +/- 0.94 mm. There was no statistical difference between the sexes.


CONCLUSIONS
In our population, there was no difference between ventricular atrial diameter in male and female fetuses at 20-24 weeks' gestation.
Haddad
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Poriya Government Hospital, Lower Galilee, Tiberias 15208, Israel.
Peleg
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Matilsky
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Ben-Ami
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D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal