Prenatal age-specific reference intervals for measuring all five digits of the fetal hand
Prenatal age-specific reference intervals for measuring all five digits of the fetal hand
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DOI:
10.1046/j.1469-0705.2002.00628.x
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发表时间:
2002-06-01
影响因子:
7.1
通讯作者:
Herman, A
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作者:
Tovbin, J;Maymon, R;Herman, A
Objective To construct age-specific reference intervals for measurement of five digits in normal fetuses.Patients and Methods Prospective cross-sectional study of fetuses assessed at an antenatal ultrasound unit in a university-affiliated general hospital. The study cohort comprised 302 pregnant women attending our clinic for routine fetal biometry or anomaly scan between December 1997 and June 2000. They all fulfilled the study inclusion criteria: singleton fetuses with normal anatomy, accurate gestational age and no medical complications of pregnancy. Each fetus was scanned once only and the finger measurements of one hand were obtained. Electronic calipers were placed on the outer margin of the proximal phalanx to the outer margin of the distal phalanx level. Those measurements and the relevant gestational age were registered in a computerized database.Results The linear increase of size of each of the five fingers was plotted across the evaluated range of gestation (P