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ArticlePloS one2019

Fetal ocular development in the second trimester of pregnancy documented by 7.0 T postmortem Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Zhonghe Zhang, Xiangtao Lin, Qiaowen Yu, Gaojun Teng, Fengchao Zang, Ximing Wang, Shuwei Liu, Zhongyu Hou

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Article in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhonghe ZhangDepartment of Medical Imaging, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Shandong, China.
Xiangtao LinDepartment of Medical Imaging, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Shandong, China.
Qiaowen YuDepartment of Medical Imaging, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Shandong, China.
Gaojun TengDepartment of Radiology, Zhong Da Hospital, Southeast University School of Clinical Medicine, Jiangsu, China.
Fengchao ZangDepartment of Radiology, Zhong Da Hospital, Southeast University School of Clinical Medicine, Jiangsu, China.
Ximing WangDepartment of Medical Imaging, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Shandong, China.
Shuwei LiuResearch Center for Sectional and Imaging Anatomy, Shandong University School of Medicine, Shandong, China.
Zhongyu HouDepartment of Medical Imaging, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Shandong, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4070-0936
Shandong University · CNZhongda Hospital Southeast University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Few investigators have analyzed fetal ocular growth with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of high magnetic strength. Our purpose is to obtain normative biometrics for fetal ocular development in the second trimester of pregnancy. Sixty specimens with a gestational age (GA) of 12-23 weeks were scanned using a 7.0 T MRI scanner. The linear interocular and binocular distances (IOD and BOD, respectively), globe diameter (GD) and lens diameter (LD) were measured on the transverse section of the largest diameter of the eyeballs. The three dimensional (3D) visualization model of the eyeball was reconstructed with Amira software. Then, the globe and lens volumes (GV and LV, respectively) were obtained. All the measurements were plotted as a function of GA. The fetal ocular structures in the second trimester of pregnancy could be clearly delineated on 7.0 T postmortem MRI images. All the linear measurements logarithmically increased with GA, while, the volumetric measurements linearly increased with GA. Postmortem MRI of high magnetic strength can clearly document fetal ocular growth in the second trimester of pregnancy. These quantitative data may be a valuable reference for the assessment of normal fetal eyeball development in clinical settings and may be considered a supplement to anatomical investigations.

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EyeFetal DevelopmentFetusGestational AgeMagnetic Resonance ImagingPregnancy Trimester, SecondFemaleHumansPregnancy

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PMID30947240
PMCPMC6448861
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