| 摘要 |
FIELD: medicine.SUBSTANCE: present invention relates to medicine, particularly to neonatology, and can be used for direct quantitative measurement of subcutaneous fat layer in newborns. Ultrasonic scanning is performed in B-mode using a sensor with the frequency of 22 Mhz, resolution 72 µm, depth of scanning 10-12 mm. Examination is carried out using four points: the middle part of the outer thigh, middle part of the outer surface of the shoulder, middle part of the distance between the xiphoid appendix and the omphalus above the lower part of a sternum body.EFFECT: method enables the dynamic assessment nutrition status to optimize a newborn child's breastfeeding due to the possibility of accurate measurement of thickness of subcutaneous fat layer and uniformity of its distribution.1 cl, 19 dwg, 2 ex |
