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ArticleJournal of medical ultrasound

Fetal Gestational Age Estimation Using Ultrasonic Transverse Cerebellar Diameter in a Sub-Saharan African Population.

Akeem Olajide Adelabu, Temitope Olugbenga Bello, Bukunmi Michael Idowu, Victor Olufemi Oyedepo

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Akeem Olajide AdelabuDepartment of Radiology, College of Health Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo, Nigeria.
Temitope Olugbenga BelloDepartment of Radiology, College of Health Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo, Nigeria.
Bukunmi Michael IdowuDepartment of Radiology, Union Diagnostics and Clinical Services Plc, Lagos, Nigeria.
Victor Olufemi OyedepoDepartment of Radiology, College of Health Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo, Nigeria.

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Abstract

Background: To explore the relationship between fetal Transverse Cerebellar Diameter (TCD) and menstrual gestational age (GA) and to generate normative references (nomogram) of the fetal TCD in some pregnant women in Southwest Nigeria. Methods: Four hundred pregnant women with a singleton fetus between 14 and 38 weeks GA were enrolled. The TCD and other biometric parameters (biparietal diameter, head circumference, abdominal circumference, and femur length) as well as the cerebellar appearance were analyzed and correlated with the GA. Results: The mean TCD increased from 13.3 ± 0.3 mm at 14 weeks to 52.3 ± 3.3 mm at 38 weeks of pregnancy. A strong positive correlation was observed between TCD and GA, which was best represented by a linear regression equation: Predicted GA = 0.557 × TCD + 8.840. The regression analysis indicated a statistically significant strong positive relationship between TCD and GA ( Conclusion: The TCD increased in a linear fashion with advancing GA in the evaluated fetuses. The TCD is, therefore, a good marker for GA estimation. There is a gradual ultrasonographic change in fetal cerebellar appearance with advancing gestation.

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Fetal biometrygestational agepregnancytransverse cerebellar diameterultrasonography

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PMID38665343
PMCPMC11040476

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