Measurement of the Area and Circumference of the Leg: Preliminary Results of a New Method for Estimating Leg Muscle Trophism in Fetuses with Open Lumbosacral Spina Bifida.

Hérbene José Figuinha MilaniEnoch Quinderé de Sá BarretoAntonio Fernandes MoronSérgio CavalheiroMaurício Mendes BarbosaAntonio Fernandes Moron

Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2021)

A new technique for estimating fetal leg muscle trophism was standardized, which proved to be highly reproducible and was able to show the difference between normal and fetuses with SB.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
gestational age
body mass index
minimally invasive
body weight