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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2020

Reference ranges for the fetal mesencephalon to occiput measurement at 11 to 13+6 weeks of gestation.

Dragos Nemescu, Ana Maria Adam, Ingrid Andrada Tanasa, Demetra Socolov, Roxana Elena Bohiltea, Dan Bogdan Navolan, Mona Elena Zvanca

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Article in Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dragos NemescuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 'Grigore T. Popa' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania.
Ana Maria AdamDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 'Grigore T. Popa' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania.
Ingrid Andrada TanasaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 'Grigore T. Popa' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania.
Demetra SocolovDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 'Grigore T. Popa' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania.
Roxana Elena Bohiltea'Euromedicenter' Medical Centre, 700469 Iasi, Romania.
Dan Bogdan NavolanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Mona Elena Zvanca'Euromedicenter' Medical Centre, 700469 Iasi, Romania.
Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy · ROCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy · RO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective was to have a quantitative description of the normal position of the fetal midbrain in the first trimester, through defining the reference ranges for the mesencephalon to the occipital bone distance, in the axial plane. This was a prospective study that included normal fetuses screened between 11 and 13 weeks of gestation. The distance was measured between the posterior limit of the mesencephalon to the occipital bone in the same axial view as the one required for the biparietal diameter (BPD) assessment, at this gestational age (GA). The reference ranges using quantile regression, according to the crown-rump length (CRL), BPD, and GA were fitted. Data analysis included 428 ultrasound measurements. A good, linear correlation was observed between mesencephalon to occiput (MO) distance and CRL, BPD, or GA. It increased linearly with advancing gestation (log

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PMCPMC7401752
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