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References
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Cisterna Magna (CM)
Mahony, B.; P. Callen, R. Filly, and W. Hoddick. “The 
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Crown Rump Length (CRL)
Hadlock, F., et al. “Fetal Crown-Rump Length: 
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Femur Length (FL)
Chitty, L. S. and D.G. Altman. “New charts for 
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Hansmann, M., et al.
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Springer-Verlag, (1986), 431.
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Fetal Trunk Cross-Sectional Area (FTA)
Osaka University. 
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Gestational Sac (GS)
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Gestational sac measurements provide a fetal 
age based on the mean of one, two, or three 
distance measurements; however, Nyberg’s 
gestational age equation requires all three 
distance measurements for an accurate 
estimate.
Tokyo University. “Gestational Weeks and 
Computation Methods.” 
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Head Circumference (HC)
Chitty, L. S. and D.G. Altman. “New charts for 
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Table 5, 182.










