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  • Title: [Ultrasonic measurements of fetal thigh soft tissue thickness in the estimation of fetal weight].
    Author: Han Y, Lin H, Liu Y.
    Journal: Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi; 1998 May; 33(5):277-9. PubMed ID: 10682438.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To study ultrasonic measurement of fetal thigh soft tissue thickness in the estimation of fetal weight. METHODS: Fetal biparietal diameter (BPD), head circumference (HC), abdominal circumference (AC), femur length (FL) and fetal thigh soft tissue thickness (FTSTT) were measured by ultrasonography and analyzed with neonatal birth weight in 178 cases. RESULTS: There was significant correlation between FTSTT and neonatal birth weight (r = 0.8601), and it is better to estimate fetal weight with FTSTT than with the other parameters. The sensitivity and specificity for detection of macrosomia was 91% and 94%, respectively. The FTSTT was positively correlated with gestational age (r = 0.7070). CONCLUSION: The ultrasonic measurement of FTSTT is a simple, accurate and valuable index in estimation of fetal weight.
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