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Fetal biometry: Relevance in obstetrical practice

by
Bronius Žaliūnas
1,*,
Daiva Bartkevičienė
2,
Gražina Drąsutienė
2,
Algirdas Utkus
3 and
Juozas Kurmanavičius
4
1
Vilnius Maternity Hospital, Vilnius, Lithuania
2
Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
3
Department of Human and Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
4
Department of Obstetrics, Zurich University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Medicina 2017, 53(6), 357-364; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medici.2018.01.004
Submission received: 27 May 2016 / Revised: 19 March 2017 / Accepted: 16 January 2018 / Published: 9 February 2018
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Abstract

Ultrasound imaging in obstetrics and gynecology dates back to 1958 when The Lancet published the first article about the use of ultrasonography for fetal and gynecological assessments. It is now almost inconceivable, 60 years later, to think of effective performance in obstetrics and gynecology without the variety of ultrasound, for example, real time imaging, power and color Doppler, 3D/4D ultrasonography, etc. Such examinations facilitate the assessment of intrauterine fetal growth and development during pregnancy, provide alerts about the risk of pre-eclampsia and preterm birth, help identify anatomic reasons for infertility, diagnose ectopic pregnancies, uterine, ovary and tubal pathology. Ultrasonogra- phy is also used for diagnostic and treatment procedures during pregnancy or for the treatment of infertility. This article is an overview of the development of fetal ultrasound, the methodology and interpretation of ultrasound in the assessment of intrauterine fetal growth and fetal biometry standards both worldwide and in Lithuania.
Keywords: Fetal biometry; Ultrasound; Intrauterine growth restriction Fetal biometry; Ultrasound; Intrauterine growth restriction

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Žaliūnas, B.; Bartkevičienė, D.; Drąsutienė, G.; Utkus, A.; Kurmanavičius, J. Fetal biometry: Relevance in obstetrical practice. Medicina 2017, 53, 357-364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medici.2018.01.004

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Žaliūnas B, Bartkevičienė D, Drąsutienė G, Utkus A, Kurmanavičius J. Fetal biometry: Relevance in obstetrical practice. Medicina. 2017; 53(6):357-364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medici.2018.01.004

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Žaliūnas, Bronius, Daiva Bartkevičienė, Gražina Drąsutienė, Algirdas Utkus, and Juozas Kurmanavičius. 2017. "Fetal biometry: Relevance in obstetrical practice" Medicina 53, no. 6: 357-364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medici.2018.01.004

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Žaliūnas, B., Bartkevičienė, D., Drąsutienė, G., Utkus, A., & Kurmanavičius, J. (2017). Fetal biometry: Relevance in obstetrical practice. Medicina, 53(6), 357-364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medici.2018.01.004

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