Table 3.
Summary of frame-by-frame motion in healthy fetuses and premature infants.
| Metric |
Fetus |
Premature infants |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Max excursion x (mm) | 0.49 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.09 |
| Max excursion y (mm) | 0.53 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.12 |
| Max excursion z (mm) | 0.69 | 0.16 | 0.41 | 0.22 |
| Max excursion pitch (°) | 0.97 | 0.30 | 0.93 | 0.44 |
| Max excursion yaw (°) | 0.99 | 0.31 | 0.53 | 0.34 |
| Max excursion roll (°) | 1.01 | 0.24 | 0.67 | 0.50 |
| Mean excursion x (mm) | 0.11 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Mean excursion y (mm) | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Mean excursion z (mm) | 0.17 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
| Mean excursion pitch (°) | 0.20 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.02 |
| Mean excursion yaw (°) | 0.20 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
| Mean excursion roll (°) | 0.20 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.06 |
| RMSrel x (mm) | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| RMSrel y (mm) | 0.17 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.03 |
| RMSrel z (mm) | 0.23 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| RMSrel pitch (°) | 0.27 | 0.08 | 0.20 | 0.11 |
| RMSrel yaw (°) | 0.27 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.06 |
| RMSrel x roll (°) | 0.28 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.10 |
| Max FD (mm) | 1.32 | 0.17 | 0.74 | 0.34 |
| Ave FD (mm) | 0.48 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.08 |
Motion parameters are different between groups (p < 0.01) except for max excursion pitch (°).