[Embryo-fetal development in the early stages of pregnancy]. 1997

L Guariglia, and P Rosati
Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Curoe Roma.

The introduction of high resolution transvaginal US in obstetrical clinical practice permits earlier and more detailed visualization of embryo-fetal structures in early pregnancy. A transvaginal US examination with a high-resolution probe (5.0-6.0 MHz) was performed in 1246 pregnant patients between 9 and 16 weeks of gestation and known gestational age. Ten embryo-fetal biometric parameters were measured (crown-rump length, biparietal diameter, head circumference, transverse cerebellar diameter, thoracic circumference, mean abdominal diameter, abdominal circumference, femur length, humerus length and foot length). Reference ranges with 5 degrees and 95 degrees percentile intervals were constructed for all biometric parameters in relation to gestational age. Only one scan per patient was considered for this study. All the parameters evaluated demonstrated a high correlation with gestational age at polynomial regression analysis. The mean coefficient of determination (r2) ranged from 97.15 for biparietal diameter to 88.17 for transverse cerebellar diameter. The data are useful as reference range for the assessment of normal embryofetal development by transvaginal US in the early stages of pregnancy.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D005260 Female Females
D005314 Embryonic and Fetal Development Morphological and physiological development of EMBRYOS or FETUSES. Embryo and Fetal Development,Prenatal Programming,Programming, Prenatal
D005865 Gestational Age The age of the conceptus, beginning from the time of FERTILIZATION. In clinical obstetrics, the gestational age is often estimated from the onset of the last MENSTRUATION which is about 2 weeks before OVULATION and fertilization. It is also estimated to begin from fertilization, estrus, coitus, or artificial insemination. Embryologic Age,Fetal Maturity, Chronologic,Chronologic Fetal Maturity,Fetal Age,Maturity, Chronologic Fetal,Age, Embryologic,Age, Fetal,Age, Gestational,Ages, Embryologic,Ages, Fetal,Ages, Gestational,Embryologic Ages,Fetal Ages,Gestational Ages
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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