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What Does this ultrasound Test Result Mean?

I am about 36 wks6d pregnant and I was looking over a previous ultrasound as had some questions. I m not sure what all these abbreviations mean but: AC 32.24 cm, FL 7.36cm, BPD 9.12cm and HC 32.93cm. My question is does this seem like normal measurements at this stage of pregnancy? The ultrasound was taken at 35W...
Mon, 1 Jun 2015
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Hello thanks for writing in to HCM.
I will explain the abbreviations-
AC- abdominal circumference, FL- femur length, BPD- biparietal diameter, HC- head circumference and they denote size of the abdomen & thigh bone respectively & last two the head size .
These are fetal parameters measured during an ultrasound scan to calculate the gestational age and baby weight,
All machines have an inbuilt software for calculations and commenting only on these measurements per se is not possible.
Each of these parameters will correspond to a particular gestational age , and they must match each other individually and as a whole.

It is more important to note if there has been adequate growth from scan to scan as well as other things like amount of amniotic fluid at this stage.

I hope this has been helpful.
Take care.
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What Does this ultrasound Test Result Mean?

Hello thanks for writing in to HCM. I will explain the abbreviations- AC- abdominal circumference, FL- femur length, BPD- biparietal diameter, HC- head circumference and they denote size of the abdomen & thigh bone respectively & last two the head size . These are fetal parameters measured during an ultrasound scan to calculate the gestational age and baby weight, All machines have an inbuilt software for calculations and commenting only on these measurements per se is not possible. Each of these parameters will correspond to a particular gestational age , and they must match each other individually and as a whole. It is more important to note if there has been adequate growth from scan to scan as well as other things like amount of amniotic fluid at this stage. I hope this has been helpful. Take care.