Humeral length (obstetric ultrasound)

Last revised by David Luong ◉ on 6 Feb 2022

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Luong D, Humeral length (obstetric ultrasound). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 05 Jun 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-91753

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-91753

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/91753

rID:

91753

Article created:

1 Aug 2021, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

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Last revised:

6 Feb 2022, David Luong ◉

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Systems:

Obstetrics

Synonyms:

Humeral length (HL)
Humerus length
Humeral diaphyseal length
Humeral length

The humeral length (HL) is sometimes measured as an additional fetal biometric parameter in a second-trimester ultrasound scan. Its measurement can often compliment the femoral length especially in situations where there are short limb syndromes. Short humeral length have been associated with conditions such as Down syndrome¹.

According to one study, the mean humerus diaphysis length ranged from