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Three-dimensional volumetric study with VOCAL in normal and abnormal posterior fossa fetuses.
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The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians [J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med] 2020 May; Vol. 33 (10), pp. 1647-1655. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Oct 29. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare volumetric parameters in the abnormal and normal posterior fossa using the Virtual Organ Computer-aided AnaLysis (VOCAL™) technique to determine whether fetuses with an abnormal posterior fossa have different volumes. Methods: A prospective study was conducted on 17 fetuses with an abnormal posterior fossa including, Dandy Walker malformation (DWM) ( n = 6), vermian hypoplasia (VH) ( n = 3), mega cisterna magna (MCM) ( n = 8), and 99 healthy control fetuses from 20 to 34 weeks' gestation. Measurement of the fetal cisterna magna and cerebellar volume was performed in the standard transcerebellar plane through the VOCAL™ method. To establish the correlation of volumes with gestational age, polynomial regression analysis was performed. For comparison between groups, univariate ANCOVA was performed using gestational age as a covariate. The reliability was analyzed by the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Results: Cerebellar volume and cisterna magna volume were correlated with gestational age. Posterior fossa volume was significantly larger in DWM ( p < .0001) and MCM ( p < .0001) in comparison to the control group. In VH group, cisterna magna volume does not seem to expand ( p = .298). Cerebellar volume does not seem to change in subgroups when the influence of gestational age is discarded ( p = .09). The ratio of cerebellar volume to the cisterna magna volume decreases significantly in abnormal fetuses ( p < .0001). Good intraobserver and interobserver reliabilities were found for both cerebellum and cisterna magna measurements. Conclusions: Volume analysis may have a role in discrimination of different posterior fossa pathologies.
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- Adult
Case-Control Studies
Cerebellum embryology
Cisterna Magna embryology
Cranial Fossa, Posterior embryology
Dandy-Walker Syndrome diagnosis
Dandy-Walker Syndrome embryology
Female
Fetal Diseases diagnosis
Gestational Age
Humans
Pregnancy
Prospective Studies
Ultrasonography, Prenatal
Cerebellum diagnostic imaging
Cisterna Magna diagnostic imaging
Cranial Fossa, Posterior diagnostic imaging
Imaging, Three-Dimensional methods
Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1476-4954
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30231661
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14767058.2018.1526902