Value of fetal ponderal index in predicting growth retardation.
Publication/Presentation Date
4-1-1986
Abstract
Fetal ponderal indexes were calculated by ultrasound examination and compared with the neonatal ponderal indexes in 113 pregnancies. The relationship between the fetal and neonatal ponderal indexes throughout gestation is described. The fetal ponderal index also was evaluated as a predictor of intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) and was found to have sensitivity and specificity of 76.9 and 82%, respectively. These data suggest that the fetal ponderal index could be used to rule out the diagnosis of IUGR with reasonable accuracy (negative predictive value 96.4%).
Volume
67
Issue
4
First Page
584
Last Page
588
ISSN
0029-7844
Published In/Presented At
Vintzileos, A. M., Lodeiro, J. G., Feinstein, S. J., Campbell, W. A., Weinbaum, P. J., & Nochimson, D. J. (1986). Value of fetal ponderal index in predicting growth retardation. Obstetrics and gynecology, 67(4), 584–588.
Disciplines
Agriculture | Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
3515259
Department(s)
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Document Type
Article