Reference Charts for Neonatal Cranial Volume Based on 3D Laser Scanning to Monitor Head Growth.

ABSTRACT: Background: Postnatal brain growth is an important predictor of neurodevelopmental outcome in preterm infants. A new reliable proxy for brain volume is cranial volume, which can be measured routinely by 3-D laser scanning. The aim of this study was to develop reference charts for normal cranial volume in newborn infants at different gestational ages starting from late preterm for both sexes. Methods: Cross-sectional cohort study in a German university hospital, including singleton, clinically stable, neonates born after 34 weeks of gestation. Cranial volume was measured in the first week of life by a validated 3-D laser scanner. Cranial volume data was modeled to calculate percentile values by gestational age and birth weight and to develop cranial volume reference charts for

SUBMITTER: Vermeulen MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8192695 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature