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Quantitative Anatomy of the Growing Lungs in the Human Fetus
Joint Authors
Woźniak, Alina
Szpinda, Michał
Siedlaczek, Waldemar
Szpinda, Anna
Mila-Kierzenkowska, Celestyna
Badura, Mateusz
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-08-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Using anatomical, digital, and statistical methods we examined the three-dimensional growth of the lungs in 67 human fetuses aged 16–25 weeks.
The lung dimensions revealed no sex differences.
The transverse and sagittal diameters and the base circumference were greater in the right lungs while the lengths of anterior and posterior margins and the lung height were greater in the left lungs.
The best-fit curves for all the lung parameters were natural logarithmic models.
The transverse-to-sagittal diameter ratio remained stable and averaged 0.56±0.08 and 0.52±0.08 for the right and left lungs, respectively.
For the right and left lungs, the transverse diameter-to-height ratio significantly increased from 0.74±0.09 to 0.92±0.08 and from 0.56±0.07 to 0.79±0.09, respectively.
The sagittal diameter-to-height ratio significantly increased from 1.41±0.23 to 1.66±0.18 in the right lung, and from 1.27±0.17 to 1.48±0.22 in the left lung.
In the fetal lungs, their proportionate increase in transverse and sagittal diameters considerably accelerates with relation to the lung height.
The lung dimensions in the fetus are relevant in the evaluation of the normative pulmonary growth and the diagnosis of pulmonary hypoplasia.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Szpinda, Michał& Siedlaczek, Waldemar& Szpinda, Anna& Woźniak, Alina& Mila-Kierzenkowska, Celestyna& Badura, Mateusz. 2015. Quantitative Anatomy of the Growing Lungs in the Human Fetus. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055195
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Szpinda, Michał…[et al.]. Quantitative Anatomy of the Growing Lungs in the Human Fetus. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055195
American Medical Association (AMA)
Szpinda, Michał& Siedlaczek, Waldemar& Szpinda, Anna& Woźniak, Alina& Mila-Kierzenkowska, Celestyna& Badura, Mateusz. Quantitative Anatomy of the Growing Lungs in the Human Fetus. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055195
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1055195