Pulmonary Artery Diameters in Healthy Fetuses From 19 to 40 Weeks' Gestation

The purpose of this study was to construct nomograms for diameters of the fetal main pulmonary artery (MPA), right pulmonary artery (RPA), and left pulmonary artery (LPA) according to gestational age (GA) and estimated fetal weight (EFW).

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