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. 1989 Apr;64(4):569-72.
doi: 10.1136/adc.64.4.569.

Cranial ultrasound assessment of gestational age in low birthweight infants

N P Murphy  1 , J Rennie, R W Cooke
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Cranial ultrasound assessment of gestational age in low birthweight infants

N P Murphy et al. Arch Dis Child. 1989 Apr.

Abstract

The anatomical features of the cerebral hemispheres of 97 infants were studied by ultrasonography. A scoring system was devised based on anatomical and ultrasound appearances and compared with gestational age calculated from the date of the mother's last period. There was a significant positive correlation between gestational age and ultrasound score. Cranial ultrasonography is an accurate and reproducible method of assessing gestational age in low birthweight infants.

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