Paper
Fetal Transverse Cerebellar Diameter Measurement for Prediction of Gestational Age in Pregnant Sudanese Ladies
- Authors:
- Alsafi A. Abdulla; Omer A. Mahmoud; Mustafa Z. Mahmoud
- Abstract
- This study was carried out to evaluate whether Transverse Cerebellar Diameter (TCD) in singleton gestations can serve as a reliable predictor of gestational age (GA) in fetuses in the second and third trimester of pregnancy. A prospective study was carried out with 50 pregnant ladies, GA ranging from 15to37 weeks (estimation of mean GA was 26.8 ± 6.8 weeks), with a single fetus.TCD measurement by ultrasound was used for each fetus. Correlations between fetal TCD and GA were determined for the whole sample. Mean TCD was 28.6 ± 7.5 mm in 15-37 weeks of gestation. Regression analysis indicates a significant relationship between TCD and GA; correlation coefficient (r) = 0.94 and p< 0.001. Fetal TCD by ultrasound could be a predictive biometric parameter of GA in the last two trimesters of a pregnancy.
- Keywords
- Fetal Transverse Cerebellar Diameter (TCD); Gestational age (GA); Ultrasound
- StartPage
- 89
- EndPage
- 93
- Doi
- 10.5963/LSMR0303001