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To avoid selection bias, one evaluation per pregnancy was randomly selected. Following mathematical transformation to obtain normality of values, normograms were constructed using a best-fit regression model for estimation of mean and standard deviation at each gestational age (GA). Normograms were validated by applying all observations to ensure equal distribution at parallel percentiles. Our normograms were then compared to previously published sEFW normograms for twin gestations.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec id=\"j_jpm-2019-0207_s_997_w2aab3b7c56b1b6b1aab1c16b3Aa\">\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A total of 864 sEFW evaluations were performed on 195 twin pregnancies at 22\u201339 gestational weeks. Of them, 390 entered the primary analysis. The rest were left for validation. Seventy percent of the cohort were dichorionic-diamniotic twins (136\/195), 16% (32\/195) were monochorionic-diamniotic twins and three (1.5%) were monochorionic-monoamniotic twins. Twenty-four fetuses lacked data on chorionicity. The rest were monochorionic twins or were of unknown chorionicity. Values corresponding to the 2.5<jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup>, 10<jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup>, 50<jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup>, 90<jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup> and 97.5<jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup> percentiles for sEFW are presented for every GA. Validation by applying all 864 evaluations on constructed normograms was achieved. Comparison to previously published twins\u2019 sEFW normograms demonstrated wide variation between curves.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec id=\"j_jpm-2019-0207_s_996_w2aab3b7c56b1b6b1aab1c16b4Aa\">\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>New reference values for biometrical measurements and sEFW in twin gestations are presented for clinical and research use. Comparison to other curves demonstrates the wide variability and need for further investigation on twin\u2019s normal growth.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1515\/jpm-2019-0207","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,8,2]],"date-time":"2019-08-02T12:53:57Z","timestamp":1564750437000},"page":"757-764","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["New reference values for biometrical measurements and sonographic estimated fetal weight in twin gestations and comparison to previous normograms"],"prefix":"10.1515","volume":"47","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1726-3830","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Renana","family":"Wilkof Segev","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Hillel Yaffe Medical Center , Hadera 38100 , Israel"},{"name":"The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology , Haifa , Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Milana","family":"Gelman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Hillel Yaffe Medical Center , Hadera 38100 , Israel"},{"name":"The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology , Haifa , Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Esther","family":"Maor-Sagie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Hillel Yaffe Medical Center , Hadera 38100 , Israel"},{"name":"The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology , Haifa , Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alon","family":"Shrim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Hillel Yaffe Medical Center , Hadera 38100 , Israel"},{"name":"The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology , Haifa , Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mordechai","family":"Hallak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Hillel Yaffe Medical Center , Hadera 38100 , Israel"},{"name":"The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology , Haifa , Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6887-6314","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rinat","family":"Gabbay-Benziv","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Hillel Yaffe Medical Center , Hadera 38100 , Israel"},{"name":"The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology , Haifa , Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"374","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,8,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"2023033123583574739_j_jpm-2019-0207_ref_001_w2aab3b7c56b1b6b1ab2b1b1Aa","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Corsello G, Piro E. 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