PubMed · 3393828
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C Martin, C Billeaud. 1988-04-28. [Multiple pregnancy].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3393828/
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Growth of the fetal spleen has been monitored by measurements of the maximal length (SL), profile circumference (SC), and profile area (SA) of the spleen, from 20 weeks to 41 weeks, menstrual age. Growth curves for these parameters have been determined using a specially developed growth curve model [P = c(t)k + s (t)]. R2 values of 94.3%, 94.9%, and 96.3% were obtained for SL, SC, and SA, respectively. Variability analysis indicated some progressive increase in variability with menstrual age for these three parameters. Variability data were used with the growth curve models to determine standard curves for SL, SC, and SA. These standard curves provide a superior means for evaluating the normal splenic growth in the fetus and for identifying splenic abnormalities in utero.
The growth of fetal kidney volume was studied in 290 specimens taken from 145 fresh human fetuses (85 males and 60 females) with gestational age ranging from 13 to 36 weeks postconception (WPC). Normative equations and curves of the growth of renal volume were obtained for male and female fetuses and for the whole sample in the second trimester (13-24 WPC) and in the third trimester (25-36 WPC) of gestation. There was no difference between the growth in volume of the right and left kidneys. Fetal kidney volume increases with a more intense rhythm in the early fetal period (13-24 WPC). During the second trimester, there was no difference between the values for renal volume of male and female fetuses. In the third trimester, male fetuses had renal volumes significantly greater than the female fetuses. The normative parameters of renal volume could have practical applications in detection and monitoring of renal anomalies in fetal and perinatal urology.