ArticlePolish journal of radiology2020
Apparent diffusion coefficient of different areas of brain in foetuses with intrauterine growth restriction.
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- Fetal brain development in fetal growth restriction using MRI: a systematic review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- Prenatal diffusion-weighted MRI in growth-restricted fetuses: early diffusion changes beyond Doppler findings: a retrospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- MRI evaluation of ADC values and venous variations in fetal cerebral white matter with T2WI signal hyperintensity in late gestation.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Fetal MRI study of brain differences in early-onset fetal growth restriction versus healthy controls at 30 weeks of gestation.European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X · 2025Article
- Fetal intracranial hemorrhage and infarct: Main sonographic and MRI characteristics: A review article.European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X · 2024Review
- Sex differences in normal fetal regional brain apparent diffusion coefficient changes assessed byFrontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Establishing and Comparing the Normal apparent Diffusion Coefficient Values of Fetal Organs and Placenta Using 1.5 Tesla and 3.0 T MRI at Various Gestational Age.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2023Observational
- Diagnostic models for the detection of intrauterine growth restriction and placental insufficiency severity based on magnetic resonance imaging of the placenta.Polish journal of radiology · 2023Article
- 3.0 Tesla normative diffusivity in 3rd trimester fetal brain.Neuroradiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study aimed to compare the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values of different brain areas between two groups of intrauterine growth restricted (IUGR) foetuses and control cases. MATERIAL AND
methodsA total of 38 foetuses with IUGR and 18 normal control foetuses with similar gestational age were compared using a 3T magnetic resonance scanner. IUGR cases included 23 foetuses with clinical severity signs (group A) and 15 foetuses without clinical severity signs (group B). ADC values were measured in different brain regions and compared among groups. Foetuses with structural brain abnormalities were excluded from the study.
resultsAll foetuses had normal foetal structural brain anatomy. Head circumference (HC) < 5% was more common in IUGR group A compared to IUGR group B (56.5% vs. 13.3%,
conclusionsADC values of thalami, CN, and CH were significantly lower in IUGR than control foetuses, while there was no significant difference among IUGR groups. Further studies are needed to evaluate the prognostic value of ADC changes in IUGR foetuses.
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