• J Chin Med Assoc · Aug 2014

    Measurement of fetal maxillary and mandibular angles for first-trimester prenatal screening among Taiwanese women.

    • Fan-Hlan Koo, Peng-Hui Wang, Hsing-I Wang, Yi-Cheng Wu, Chi-Mou Juang, Yi-Jen Chen, Chia-Ming Chang, Huann-Cheng Horng, Chih-Yao Chen, Yi-Chen Tsai, Ming-Jie Yang, Ming-Shyen Yen, and Kuan-Chong Chao.
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
    • J Chin Med Assoc. 2014 Aug 1; 77 (8): 430-2.

    BackgroundEarly fetal structure evaluation is crucial. Fetal abnormalities might indicate chromosomal anomalies or abnormal fetal growth. The aim of this study was to establish the appropriate reference range of maxillary and mandibular angles among the Taiwanese population at 11(+0)-13(+6) weeks of gestation in normal singleton pregnancy as reference values for prenatal ultrasonographic examinations.MethodsFetal ultrasonographic data on maxillary angles and mandibular angles at a gestational age ranging from 11(+0) weeks to 13(+6) weeks were recorded in this study. Maternal background and pregnancy outcome were obtained from hospital records.ResultsA total of 87 patients were included in this study. Maxillary and mandibular angles were successfully recorded in 87 (100%) and 84 (96.6%) patients, respectively. The mean maternal age was 31 (range, 19-41) years, with a corresponding gestational age of 12(+4) (range, 11(+0)-13(+6)) weeks. The maxillary and mandibular angles were 79.9° ± 15.6° and 71.0° ± 12.8°, respectively. First-degree correlation was not found to exist between gestational age and maxillary and mandibular angles.ConclusionNormative data for ultrasonographic measurements of maxillary and mandibular angles among the Taiwanese population are presented. Our results may serve as reference values in congenital anomaly screening during prenatal examination.Copyright © 2014. Published by Elsevier B.V.

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