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Reference centile chart for fetal liver length of Thai fetuses
Chayawat Phatihattakorn1, Pornpimol Ruangvutilert, Prasert Sansaneevithayakul
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand.
Objective:
To create a reference centile chart for fetal liver length of Thai fetuses.
Design:
Prospective, cross-sectional study.
Setting:
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University.
Material And Method:
A total of 752 pregnant women, who attended the antenatal clinic at Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, were recruited between 13-40 weeks of gestation. Each fetus was measured only once for the purpose of this study. Using real-time ultrasound with a 3.5 MHz convex transducer; the authors measured fetal liver length. The mean and standard deviation (SD) were estimated at each week of gestation using linear regression modeling.
Results:
A total of 750 fetuses were measured for fetal liver length. Linear regression models were fitted to estimate the mean and 95% confidence interval for liver length at each gestation age. The centile chart of liver length was also presented
Conclusion:
A reference centile chart for fetal liver length of Thai fetuses has been created.
