Measurement of Renal Volume of Pregnant Women for the Predictiveness / 中华超声影像学杂志

ABSTRACT

The measurement of renaI volume by ultrasound was carried out in 488 women with sigleton pregnahey.Sixty-eight women had infants with the intrauterine Browth retardation(IUGR).The average of renal volume in nofmal pregnant females and females with IUGR increased 57.2% and 8.4% respectively during trimester.Hence,the neonatal weight outcomes were cortelated with the renal volume in their mothers.The specficity of measurement was 96%,and the sensitivity was 65%.The sensitivety was influenced by type of IUGR and individual difference of renal vohme.The positive predictive vaIue was 74%.