"Crown-Rump Length" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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In utero measurement corresponding to the sitting height (crown to rump) of the fetus. Length is considered a more accurate criterion of the age of the fetus than is the weight. The average crown-rump length of the fetus at term is 36 cm. (From Williams Obstetrics, 18th ed, p91)
| Descriptor ID |
D018568
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.115.100.160.100.500 E05.041.124.160.500.500 G07.100.100.160.100.500 G07.100.100.250 N06.850.505.200.100.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Crown-Rump Length- Crown-Rump Length
- Crown Rump Length
- Crown-Rump Lengths
- Length, Crown-Rump
- Lengths, Crown-Rump
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Crown-Rump Length" by people in Profiles.
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Maternal obesity is not associated with increased crown-rump length in first-trimester ultrasounds of singleton gestations. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2019 Jul; 32(14):2393-2399.
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Reference ranges for 2-dimensional sonographic lung measurements in healthy fetuses: a longitudinal study. J Ultrasound Med. 2014 Nov; 33(11):1917-23.
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First-trimester sonographic prediction of obstetric and neonatal outcomes in monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancies. J Ultrasound Med. 2014 Jan; 33(1):135-40.
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Accuracy of emergency physicians using ultrasound measurement of crown-rump length to estimate gestational age in pregnant females. Am J Emerg Med. 2012 Oct; 30(8):1627-9.
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Ultrasonographic measurement of crown-rump length in high-order multifetal pregnancies. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 1998 Jun; 11(6):438-44.