Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1763022 | Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology | 2007 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to delineate with high frequency ultrasound imaging the normal growth and development of the chick embryo throughout its incubation period. White Leghorn chick embryos were imaged through an opening in the egg air cell from incubation day 0-19 (Hamburger & Hamilton stage 1-45) using a 13 MHz clinical high frequency linear small parts transducer. Multiple anatomic growth parameters were measured. Normal growth was confirmed with Hamburger and Hamilton staging. A timeline was constructed showing when each anatomic growth parameter could be visualized. Means and standard deviations of each parameter were plotted against incubation days studied to create nomograms and numerical tables of normal growth and development of the chick embryo. With this set of data, abnormal growth and development of the chick embryo can now be assessed. (E-mail: maschellpfeffer@gmail.com)
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Authors
Michael A. Schellpfeffer, David L. Bolender, Gary L. Kolesari,