The Accuracy of Transcerebellar Diameter in Assessment of Gestational Age in Normal and Growth Restricted Fetuses and Diagnosis of Intrauterine Growth Restriction
Maher, M., Waly, M., Elsheikhah, A., Kamel, A. (2022). The Accuracy of Transcerebellar Diameter in Assessment of Gestational Age in Normal and Growth Restricted Fetuses and Diagnosis of Intrauterine Growth Restriction. EKB Journal Management System, 89(1), 4535-4539. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.258681
Mohamed A Maher; Mohamed M. Waly; Ahmad Elsheikhah; Ahmed Kamel. "The Accuracy of Transcerebellar Diameter in Assessment of Gestational Age in Normal and Growth Restricted Fetuses and Diagnosis of Intrauterine Growth Restriction". EKB Journal Management System, 89, 1, 2022, 4535-4539. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.258681
Maher, M., Waly, M., Elsheikhah, A., Kamel, A. (2022). 'The Accuracy of Transcerebellar Diameter in Assessment of Gestational Age in Normal and Growth Restricted Fetuses and Diagnosis of Intrauterine Growth Restriction', EKB Journal Management System, 89(1), pp. 4535-4539. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.258681
Maher, M., Waly, M., Elsheikhah, A., Kamel, A. The Accuracy of Transcerebellar Diameter in Assessment of Gestational Age in Normal and Growth Restricted Fetuses and Diagnosis of Intrauterine Growth Restriction. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 89(1): 4535-4539. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.258681

The Accuracy of Transcerebellar Diameter in Assessment of Gestational Age in Normal and Growth Restricted Fetuses and Diagnosis of Intrauterine Growth Restriction

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 62, Volume 89, Issue 1, October 2022, Page 4535-4539  XML PDF (448.57 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.258681
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Authors
Mohamed A Maher email ; Mohamed M. Waly; Ahmad Elsheikhah; Ahmed Kamel
Abstract
In many pregnant women, it is very difficult to accurately assess the fetal gestation age, due to pregnancy on top of lactation or contraceptive method, unsure of date, irregular cycles, late booking and missing the dating scan. Therefore, we might have a wrong diagnosis of preterm or postterm pregnancy, which will affect the outcome of pregnancy.
Patients and methods: In our prospective study, we examined 70 normal pregnant women and 70 intrauterine growth restricted (IUGR) pregnancy cases after Ethical Committee approval and informed written consent, to assess the effectivity of transcerebellar diameter (TCD) in detection the age of gestation in normal pregnancy and IUGR cases in relation to other ultrasound parameters as biparietal diameter (BPD), head circumference (HC), femur length (FL), abdominal circumference (AC). In addition, TCD/AC ratio was assessed for its efficiency in diagnosing IUGR pregnancy if its value was above 95th percentile. Results: Our results showed no significant difference between the mean gestation age detected by TCD compared to the actual mean gestation age in normal as well as IUGR cases, in addition the TCD showed the highest diagnostic accuracy of 95% in detection of gestation age in IUGR within 2 weeks. TCD/AC ratio showed accuracy of 91.43% in diagnosis of IUGR if ratio above 95Th percentile.
Conclusion: TCD is a very important parameter in diagnosis of IUGR cases and proper assessment of gestation age.
 
Keywords
TCD; gestation age; intrauterine growth retardation; BPD; HC; AC; FL; TCD/AC
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