Placenta 2022 04 1;121:40-45. Epub 2022 Mar 1.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Akershus University Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, N-1478, Lørenskog, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1171, Blindern, N-0318, Oslo, Norway; Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Akershus University Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, N-1478, Lørenskog, Norway.
Introduction: We aimed to provide percentiles of intrauterine placental growth and placental growth relative to fetal growth (placental to fetal ratio) by measuring placental and fetal volumes by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Methods: In this prospective study, 107 unselected singleton pregnancies were examined by MRI at gestational week 27 and 37. Based on the estimated volumes of the placenta and the fetus, we calculated median and percentiles at gestational weeks 27 and 37. Read More