In addition to volume, 3-dimensional sonography allows for novel techniques to measure other aspects of gross placental morphologic characteristics and CI, which can yield promising biologically plausible early predictors of fetal growth and adverse perinatal outcome.
Many important ultimate placental morphologic features are likely predetermined early in pregnancy. Three-dimensional sonography may play an increasing role in the in utero evaluation of the early placenta.
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