?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=ROLE+OF+FETAL+THIGH+CIRCUMFERENCE+IN+ESTIMATION+OF+BIRTH+WEIGHT+BY+ULTRASOUND&rft.creator=Hebbar%2C+Shripad&rft.creator=N%2C+Varalaxmi&rft.subject=Population+Biology&rft.description=OBJECTIVE%3A+To+evaluate+the+accuracy+and+usefulness+of+predicting+birth+weight+by+measuring+fetal+thigh+circumference+by+ultrasound.%0AMETHODS%3A+In+110+pregnant+women%2C+fetuses+without+structural+or+chromosomal+anomalies+were+studied+prospectively+and+cross-sectionally.+Thigh+circumference+(TC)+was+determined+at+the+mid+level+of+the+thigh.+Biparietal+diameter+(BPD)%2C+Head+circumference+(HC)%2C+Abdominal+circumference+(AC)%2C+and+Femur+length+(FL)+were+measured+using+standard+techniques.+Fetal+weights+were+estimated+within+a+week+prior+to+delivery.+Statistical+analysis+of+various+ultrasound+birth+weight+formulae+in+different+weight+categories+was+done+and+compared+with+each+other+and+also+with+clinical+methods.%0ARESULTS%3A+Estimated+fetal+birth+weight+using+TC+correlated+well+with+actual+birth+weights+in+all+categories+and+was+superior+to+clinical+and+birth+weight+formulae+using+BPD%2C+HC%2C+AC+and+FL+measurements.%0ACONCLUSIONS%3A+There+was+a+good+correlation+between+ultrasound+measurement+and+actual+postnatal+measurements+of+thigh+circumference+(r2%3D0.89%2C+p%3C0.01).+Thigh+circumference+measurement+was+simple+and+there+was+better+accuracy+when+it+was+combined+along+with+BPD%2C+HC%2C+AC+and+FL+measurements.+%0A&rft.date=2005-12&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5135%2F1%2FRole_of_foetal_thigh_circumference_in_estimation_of_birth_weight_by_ultrasound.pdf&rft.identifier=++Hebbar%2C+Shripad+and+N%2C+Varalaxmi++(2005)+ROLE+OF+FETAL+THIGH+CIRCUMFERENCE+IN+ESTIMATION+OF+BIRTH+WEIGHT+BY+ULTRASOUND.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5135%2F