AnthroCalc vs HUS Diagnostic

The AnthroCalc app calculates percentiles and Z-scores for length/height, weight, weight-for-length/height, body-mass index, and head circumference for typically growing children (using WHO or CDC references); for children with a number of syndromes (Turner, Down, Prader–Willi, Russell–Silver, Noonan and Klinefelter); and for preterm infants (using Fenton 2013 and 2025, INTERGROWTH-21st, or Olsen references). The app also performs specialized calculations of blood pressure (using NIH 2004 or AAP 2017 references), extended obesity measures, waist circumference, arm circumference, triceps and subscapular skinfolds, mid-parental/target height, predicted adult height, and height velocity for healthy children. Citations are provided for each reference range used for the calculations.

This application is based on a consensus viewpoint guideline developed by a taskforce of neonatologists and radiologists across Canada. The aim of the decision-making tool is to help with interpretation and reporting of consultative diagnostic ultrasound exams of the neonatal brain. The decision tree and brain injury scoring sheets are created to assist with the identification and recording of select imaging features in a uniform manner for benchmarking, auditing and quality improvement purposes.