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. 2022 Nov 24;12:20260. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-24401-4

Table 1.

Doppler and contrast-enhanced ultrasound measurements by gestational age timepoint.

Variable Group 60 days 85 days 110 days 135 days 155 days
Biparietal diameter (cm) Control 1.93 ± 0.14 2.87 ± 0.22 3.86 ± 0.24 4.52 ± 0.26 4.80 ± 0.07
THC 1.87 ± 0.13 3.03 ± 0.19 3.90 ± 0.22 4.37 ± 0.30 4.72 ± 0.17
Head circumference (cm) Control 7.15 ± 0.27 10.67 ± 0.85 14.46 ± 0.87 16.88 ± 0.76 18.00 ± 0.46
THC 6.81 ± 0.36 11.01 ± 0.54 14.70 ± 0.64 16.69 ± 0.75 17.56 ± 0.64
Abdominal circumference (cm) Control 5.61 ± 0.42 8.87 ± 0.80 11.85 ± 0.39 13.54 ± 1.16 15.06 ± 0.51
THC 5.56 ± 0.66 8.94 ± 0.51 11.65 ± 0.62 12.91 ± 0.71 14.13 ± 1.04
Femur length (cm) Control 0.80 ± 0.11 1.81 ± 0.27 2.85 ± 0.26 3.44 ± 0.27 3.84 ± 0.11
THC 0.68 ± 0.13 1.81 ± 0.25 2.72 ± 0.19 3.40 ± 0.07 3.72 ± 0.29
Placental volume blood flow (cQUV/kg) Control 0.22 ± 0.12 0.80 ± 0.35 1.47 ± 0.64 2.19 ± 0.47 2.17 ± 0.70
THC 0.11 ± 0.04 0.79 ± 0.22 1.38 ± 0.42 1.98 ± 0.42 2.14 ± 0.90
Uterine artery blood flow (cQuta/kg) Control 0.14 ± 0.04 0.10 ± 0.01 0.12 ± 0.04 0.12 ± 0.04 0.12 ± 0.06
THC 0.07 ± 0.05 0.16 ± 0.12 0.18 ± 0.07 0.17 ± 0.11 0.11 ± 0.10
Contrast enhanced ultrasound (ms−1) Control 0.19 ± 0.04 0.22 ± 0.04 0.21 ± 0.05 0.25 ± 0.11 0.22 ± 0.08
THC 0.23 ± 0.03 0.23 ± 0.03 0.21 ± 0.02 0.19 ± 0.06 0.21 ± 0.03
Umbilical artery pulsatility index (PI) Control 2.70 ± 0.46 2.09 ± 0.28 1.69 ± 0.16 1.39 ± 0.31 1.09 ± 0.17
THC 2.41 ± 0.43 1.78 ± 0.24 1.64 ± 0.41 1.32 ± 0.34 1.30 ± 0.50

CSA (cross section of uterine artery) = π(diameter/2)2.

Vmean (mean velocity) = 0.5 × maximum umbilical vein velocity.

cQuta (uterine artery blood flow) = VTI × CSA × HR adjusted for maternal weight.

cQuv (placental volume blood flow) = Vmean × CSA × 60.

BPD biparietal diameter, AC abdominal circumference, FL femur length, PI pulsatility index, VTI  velocity time integral.