Abstract
Article: Sonographic Reference Values for Fetal Transverse Cerebellar Diameter in the Second and Third Trimesters in a Nigerian Population
Authors: Charles Ugwoke Eze, PhD, MSc, BSc, Queendaline Ebere Onwuzu, MSc, BSc, and Innocent Uchechukwu Nwadike, MSc, BSc
Category: Pediatric Sonography [PS]
Credit: 0.75 SDMS CME Credit
Objectives: After studying the article entitled “Sonographic Reference Values for Fetal Transverse Cerebellar Diameter in the Second and Third Trimesters in a Nigerian Population,” you will be able to:
Understand the use of transverse cerebellar diameter (TCD) in the assessment of fetal gestational age
Obtain TCD reference values and evaluate their relationship with LMP and other fetal biometric parameters in a Nigerian population sample
Evaluate study results and make recommendations for future research on the topic of fetal TCD
What is the term for the central portion of the cerebellum that joins the two lateral hemispheres? Dura mater Vermis Cerebrum Medulla
Previous research regarding transverse cerebellar diameter (TCD) has demonstrated: TCD can serve as a reliable predictor of GA in the fetus TCD is not a reliable predictor of GA in the fetus TCD should never be measured in the fetus TCD is the only fetal parameter that should be measured
In the present study, TCD measurements had a positive correlation with gestational age in the second trimester, with an r value of 0.988 0.933 0.759 0.875
According to data from the present study, the mean TCD according gestational age by patient’s LMP at 25 weeks’ gestation is 26.5 mm 26.5 cm 20.3 mm 20.3 cm
What was concluded about the relationship between TCD and gestational age in the clinical sample included in this study? There was no relationship between TCD and gestational age There was a nonlinear relationship between TCD and gestational age The relationship between TCD and gestational age was not assessed There was a linear relationship between TCD and gestational age
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