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. 2023 Mar 9;6:36. doi: 10.1038/s41746-023-00774-2

Table 3.

Table showing comparison of MultiPlane performance to biometry-based methods of gestational age estimation throughout gestation.

Biometry MultiPlane
Hadlock16 (BPD, HC, AC, FL) INTERGROWTH-21st7 (HC & FL)
INTERGROWTH-21st Internal Validation (424 patients) 14+0–19+6 weeks 2.6 (2.5 to 2.8) 2.1 (1.9 to 2.3) 2.6 (2.4 to 2.8)
20+0–25+6 weeks 3.5 (3.2 to 3.7) 3.2 (2.9 to 3.4) 3.1 (2.8 to 3.3)
26+0–31+6 weeks 4.8 (4.5 to 5.1) 4.8 (4.4 to 5.1) 3.3 (3.1 to 3.5)
32+0–37+6 weeks 8.3 (7.8 to 8.9) 7.4 (6.8 to 8.0) 4.6 (4.3 to 4.9)
≥38+0 weeks 15.5 (13.8 to 17.3) 11.7 (10.0 to 13.5) 5.4 (4.5 to 6.2)
14+0–42+0 weeks 5.6 (5.3 to 5.8) 4.9 (4.6 to 5.1) 3.5 (3.4 to 3.7)
INTERBIO-21st External Validation (2304 patients) 14+0–19+6 weeks 2.3 (2.3 to 2.4) 2.5 (2.4 to 2.6) 2.9 (2.8 to 3.0)
20+0–25+6 weeks 4.0 (3.9 to 4.1) 3.6 (3.5 to 3.7) 3.8 (3.6 to 3.9)
26+0–31+6 weeks 5.4 (5.3 to 5.5) 5.5 (5.4 to 5.7) 4.1 (4.0 to 4.3)
32+0–37+6 weeks 8.7 (8.4 to 8.9) 7.9 (7.7 to 8.2) 5.2 (5.0 to 5.4)
≥38+0 weeks 13.9 (13.2 to 14.5) 10.6 (9.7 to 11.4) 7.5 (6.4 to 8.7)
14+0–42+0 weeks 5.7 (5.6 to 5.7) 5.3 (5.2 to 5.4) 4.1 (4.0 to 4.2)
SGA cohort from INTERBIO-21st (326 patients) 14+0–19+6 weeks 1.8 (1.7 to 2.0) 2.0 (1.8 to 2.1) 2.7 (2.4 to 3.1)
20+0–25+6 weeks 3.5 (3.3 to 3.7) 2.8 (2.6 to 3.0) 3.2 (2.7 to 3.6)
26+0–31+6 weeks 4.7 (4.4 to 5.0) 4.4 (3.8 to 4.9) 3.6 (3.2 to 3.9)
32+0–37+6 weeks 7.4 (6.9 to 8.0) 6.3 (5.8 to 6.9) 4.7 (4.2 to 5.1)
≥38+0 weeks 15.6 (13.4 to 17.8) 11.8 (9.1 to 14.4) 4.6 (3.2 to 5.9)
14+0–42+0 weeks 5.0 (4.7 to 5.2) 4.4 (4.1 to 4.7) 3.7 (3.5 to 3.9)
LGA cohort from INTERBIO-21st (201 patients) 14+0–19+6 weeks 2.3 (2.0 to 2.6) 2.5 (2.2 to 2.8) 3.3 (2.5 to 4.0)
20+0–25+6 weeks 4.2 (3.8 to 4.6) 3.5 (3.1 to 3.8) 4.6 (3.6 to 5.5)
26+0–31+6 weeks 5.9 (5.4 to 6.5) 4.8 (4.2 to 5.3) 5.1 (4.3 to 5.8)
32+0–37+6 weeks 10.6 (9.7 to 11.5) 7.9 (6.8 to 9.0) 5.3 (4.5 to 6.1)
≥38+0 weeks 15.3 (9.2 to 21.5) 10.2 (5.9 to 14.5) Insufficient data
14+0–42+0 weeks 6.2 (5.8 to 6.6) 4.9 (4.5 to 5.3) 4.7 (4.3 to 5.1)

Table showing performance of MultiPlane and current biometry methods used for estimating gestational age throughout gestation. Figures shown are mean absolute error (MAE) in days with the 95% confidence interval for the MAE in parenthesis. BPD Biparietal Diameter, HC Head Circumference, AC Abdominal Circumference, FL Femur Length, SGA Small for Gestational Age, LGA Large for Gestational Age.