MEASUREMENT OF THE FETAL MANDIBLE - FEASIBILITY AND CONSTRUCTION OF ACENTILE CHART

Authors
CHITTY LS CAMPBELL S ALTMAN DG
Citation
Ls. Chitty et al., MEASUREMENT OF THE FETAL MANDIBLE - FEASIBILITY AND CONSTRUCTION OF ACENTILE CHART, Prenatal diagnosis, 13(8), 1993, pp. 749-756
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Obsetric & Gynecology
Journal title
Prenatal diagnosis → ACNP
ISSN journal
01973851
Volume
13
Issue
8
Year of publication
1993
Pages
749 - 756
Database
ISI
SICI code
0197-3851(1993)13:8<749:MOTFM->2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
The prenatal diagnosis of micrognathia is usually based on a subjectiv e impression of the size of the jaw when examining the fetal profile. We have constructed a centile chart for mandibular length between 12 a nd 27 post-menstrual weeks in a cross-sectional study of 184 fetuses. The application of this chart in clinical practice may permit a more o bjective diagnosis of micrognathia in the prenatal period.