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Standard
biometric measurements are defined as follows:
1.
Crown-Rump Length (CRL):
This measurement is
obtained from fetuses between 9 to 14 weeks. The measurement is performed considering the outer borders of the head
and rump.

2. Biparietal diameter (BPD):
The measurement
should be taken on the outer border of the parietal bones (‘outer to outer’) at
the widest part of the skull.
3. Occipito-Frontal Diameter (OFD):
The measurement
should be taken on the outer border of the occipital and frontal edges of the
skull at the point of the midline (‘outer to outer’) across the longest part of
the skull.

4. Head circumference (HC):
The HC
will be calculated from the BPD and OFD measurements using the formula HC = π(BPD +
OFD)/2.

5. Antero-posterior abdominal diameter (APAD):
This
measurement is taken on the outer borders of the body outline from the
posterior aspect (skin covering the spine) to the anterior abdominal wall.
6. Transverse abdominal diameter (TAD):
The
measurement is taken on the outer borders of the body outline at 90° to the
APAD, across the abdomen at the widest point.

7. Abdominal circumference (AC):
The AC
will be calculated from the APAD and TAD measurements using the formula AC = π(APAD +
TAD)/2.

8. Femur length (FL):
The measurement
is taken on the outer borders of the edges of the femoral bone ‘outer to outer’.
The trochanter is not to be measured.

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