Clinical value of fetal facial profile markers during the first trimester.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To study the correlations between facial profile markers and crown-lump length (CRL) in a Chinese population, and to evaluate the clinical value of these markers for abnormal fetuses during the first trimester (11 to 13⁺⁶ gestational weeks).  METHODS: The facial profile markers were as followings: inferior facial angle (IFA), maxilla-nasion-mandible (MNM) angle, facial maxillary angle (FMA), frontal space (FS) distance and profile line (PL) distance. These markers were measured in facial mid-sagittal section through ViewPoint 6 software. The diagnostic value of these markers for abnormal fetuses was assessed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves.

Results

According to the first-trimester scanning (FTS) and follow-up, 31 fetuses were enrolled

SUBMITTER: Zhou X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9526988 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature