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A systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the contribution of mr imaging to the diagnosis of foetal brain abnormalities In Utero.
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- Automatic biometry of fetal brain MRIs using deep and machine learning techniques.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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- The prevalence of brain lesions after in utero surgery for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome on third-trimester MRI: a retrospective cohort study.European radiology · 2021Article
- Prognostic Accuracy of Fetal MRI in Predicting Postnatal Neurodevelopmental Outcome.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2020Article
- Comparison of the Visibility of Fetal Tooth Buds on 1.5 and 3 Tesla MRI.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Hygiene promotion might be better than serological screening to deal with Cytomegalovirus infection during pregnancy: a methodological appraisal and decision analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2020Article
- Real-Life Diagnostic Accuracy of MRI in Prenatal Diagnosis.Radiology research and practice · 2020Article
- Diagnostic assessment of foetal brain malformations with intra-uterine MRI versus perinatal post-mortem MRI.Neuroradiology · 2019Article
- Intrauterine fetal MR versus postmortem MR imaging after therapeutic termination of pregnancy: evaluation of the concordance in the detection of brain abnormalities at early gestational stage.European radiology · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis systematic review was undertaken to define the diagnostic performance of in utero MR (iuMR) imaging when attempting to confirm, exclude or provide additional information compared with the information provided by prenatal ultrasound scans (USS) when there is a suspicion of foetal brain abnormality.
methodsElectronic databases were searched as well as relevant journals and conference proceedings. Reference lists of applicable studies were also explored. Data extraction was conducted by two reviewers independently to identify relevant studies for inclusion in the review. Inclusion criteria were original research that reported the findings of prenatal USS and iuMR imaging and findings in terms of accuracy as judged by an outcome reference diagnosis for foetal brain abnormalities.
results34 studies met the inclusion criteria which allowed diagnostic accuracy to be calculated in 959 cases, all of which had an outcome reference diagnosis determined by postnatal imaging, surgery or autopsy. iuMR imaging gave the correct diagnosis in 91 % which was an increase of 16 % above that achieved by USS alone.
conclusioniuMR imaging makes a significant contribution to the diagnosis of foetal brain abnormalities, increasing the diagnostic accuracy achievable by USS alone. KEY POINTS: • Ultrasound is the primary modality for monitoring foetal brain development during pregnancy • iuMRI used together with ultrasound is more accurate for detecting foetal brain abnormalities • iuMR imaging is most helpful for detecting midline brain abnormalities • The moderate heterogeneity of reviewed studies may compromise findings.
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