Accuracy of Foetal Scapular Length for Ultrasonographic Estimation of Gestational Age
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 5
Abstract
Introduction: The foetal scapula begins to ossify at 8 weeks of gestational age and is easily, consistently visible on ultrasound which is very helpful in accurate estimation of gestational age and hence in the management of pregnancies including high risk cases so the study was done to determine the correlation between foetal scapular length and gestational age Materials and methods: A prospective observational study was conducted on 207 women aged between 18 to 35 years with normal singleton pregnancies, over a duration of 5 months from August 2016 to December 2016 at AMC MET Medical College and LG Hospital, Maninagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat state. Gestational age and foetal scapular length was determined using Ultrasound machine GE LOGIQ P5, using a 4 MHz curvilinear transducer. Data was analyzed using tests correlation and simple linear regression etc. using SPSS version 21.0 software (IBM). Results: Pearson’s correlation coefficient value of 0.985 and regression coefficient 0.1 noted between gestational age and foetal scapular length with a significance p < 0.001. Conclusion: Foetal scapular length shows a positive correlation with foetal gestational age and hence it is a very useful and accurate parameter for ultrasonographic assessment of foetal gestational age.
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Drusty Krishnasevak Majmudar, Chirayu Vijaykumar Vaidya, Balasubramanian Vignesh
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