Assessment of first-trimester thymus size and correlation with maternal diseases and fetal outcome.

Judith M A Borgelt Mareike Möllers Maria K Falkenberg Susanne Amler Walter Klockenbusch Ralf Schmitz

Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2015)

Measurement of first-trimester thymus size is reliable. Fetal thymus size has a linear correlation with crown-rump length. Maternal diabetes, rheumatic disease and preterm birth appear to have an association with fetal thymus size.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
birth weight
type diabetes
gestational age
cardiovascular disease
rheumatoid arthritis
low birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
physical activity
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
glycemic control
insulin resistance
weight loss