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ArticleNeuroradiology2020

Normal appearances and dimensions of the foetal cavum septi pellucidi and vergae on in utero MR imaging.

Deborah Jarvis, Paul David Griffiths

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Article in Neuroradiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Deborah JarvisAcademic Unit of Radiology, University of Sheffield, Floor C, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road, Sheffield, S10 2JF, UK.
Paul David GriffithsAcademic Unit of Radiology, University of Sheffield, Floor C, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road, Sheffield, S10 2JF, UK. p.griffiths@sheffield.ac.uk.
Royal Hallamshire Hospital · GBUniversity of Sheffield · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this study is to provide normative data about the appearances and dimensions of the cavum septi pellucidi and vergae (CSPV) on in utero MR (iuMR) imaging in second and third trimester foetuses.

methodsTwo hundred normal foetuses (from a low-risk pregnancy, with normal ante-natal USS findings and no intracranial abnormality of iuMR) had iuMR imaging between 18 and 37 gestational weeks (gw). The anatomical features on those studies were compared with published atlases of post-mortem foetal brains. The length, width and volume of the CSPV were measured in all foetuses.

resultsThe anatomy of the CSPV and its relationship with the corpus callosum and the fornices on iuMR imaging was comparable with post-mortem data at all gestational ages studied. The length of the CSPV increased throughout pregnancy, whereas the width and volume of CSPV reached a maximum between 29 and 31 gw and then showed a reduction later in pregnancy.

conclusionThe iuMR imaging features of the CSPV and its close anatomical relations closely correspond to post-mortem data. The CSPV was patent in all cases but we have shown that closure commences in the midpart of the third trimester and advances in a posterior to anterior direction.

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Cerebral VentriclesFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, SecondPregnancy Trimester, ThirdReference ValuesSeptum PellucidumCavum septi pellucidi and vergaeFoetalMR imaging

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PMCPMC7186260
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