Obtain the following | General comment | Specific comments |
Accurate gestational age | LMP or early dating ultrasound | If unable to obtain accurate dating, consider BPD to FL ratios |
Measure all long bones | Are any bones missing? Determine the pattern and degree of limb shortening | Rhizomelia, mesomelia, acromelia, micromelia (mild, severe, severe/bowed) |
Measure foot length | Calculate femur to foot length ratio | <0.9 abnormal |
Assess the shape and contour of long bones | Bowing, angulations, fractures | If fractures, query occasional or numerous |
Determine if decreased mineralization | Determine if diffuse or focal | If focal, specifically determine if the calvarium or spine or specific bones appear "absent" |
Determine if this may be a lethal condition | Obtain axial, coronal, sagittal images of the thorax | Look for narrow AP diameter on sagittal Look for bell-shape thorax on coronal |
Obtain chest circumference | Chest circumference <5th percentile suspicious | |
Determine if ribs appear short | Ribs should encircle >70 percent thoracic circumference | |
Obtain chest to abdomen circumference ratio | Chest to abdomen ratio <0.6 concern for lethality | |
Obtain femur length to abdominal circumference ratio | <0.16 concern for lethality | |
Consider obtaining lung volume | ||
Skull | Shape, size, mineralization | Assess for cloverleaf deformity, macrocranium, compressibility |
Facial profile | Look for frontal bossing, micrognathia, flat nasal bridge, cleft lip/palate | |
Vertebrae/spine | Degree and pattern of demineralization, shape, alignment | Is there platyspondyly? |
Abnormal posturing of joints | Query kyphoscoliosis, fixed contractures | |
Hands and feet | Postural deformities, abnormal number of digits | |
Scapulae size and shape | Hypoplastic or dysplastic | Think campomelic dysplasia |
Growth parameters | Placental and well-being parameters | Is there intrauterine growth restriction? |
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