THE ULTRASOUND EVALUATION OF FETAL BIOMETRY IN INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RESTRICTION: A NARRATIVE REVIEW

Authors

  • Nazeeha Waseem Department of Radiological Sciences and Medical Imaging, The University of Lahore Gujrat
  • Rehan Afsar Department of Radiological Sciences and Medical Imaging, The University of Lahore Gujrat
  • Narjis Batool Department of Radiological Sciences and Medical Imaging, The University of Lahore Gujrat
  • Waqas Aleem Department of Radiological Sciences and Medical Imaging, The University of Lahore Gujrat

Keywords:

Biometry, Fetus, Growth, Intrauterine, Ultrasound

Abstract

Intrauterine growth restriction is a dilemma in the field of obstetrics and poses challenges in definition, terminology, cut-off values, and establishment of a standard. Since the advent of ultrasonography, after four decades, there is still debate on the best ultrasound biometric parameter that can give a definitive diagnosis of intrauterine growth restriction with the highest accuracy. Most commonly used parameters includes abdominal circumference, biparietal diameter, head circumference and femur length, which have a wide range of accuracy in predicting Intrauterine growth restriction, while each poses a certain limitation on their use. In this paper, we evaluate these individual parameters and dig the present literature for their accuracy, limitations, and standards in the estimation of intrauterine growth restriction.

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Published

2020-12-31

How to Cite

Waseem, N., Afsar, R., Batool, N., & Aleem, W. (2020). THE ULTRASOUND EVALUATION OF FETAL BIOMETRY IN INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RESTRICTION: A NARRATIVE REVIEW. Annals of Allied Health Sciences, 6(2). Retrieved from http://aahs.kmu.edu.pk/index.php/aahs/article/view/114

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2020): Annals of Allied Health Sciences

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