ArticleQuantitative imaging in medicine and surgery2023
The multiple reference range of mean uterine artery pulsatility index for natural and in vitro fertilization singletons during 11-14 gestational weeks.
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- Uterine Artery Pulsatility Index in Singleton Pregnancies Conceived via Assisted Reproductive Technology Versus Spontaneous Conception: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The Association Between Uterine Artery Pulsatility Index at Mid-Gestation and the Method of Conception: A Cohort Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
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Background: Ultrasonography of the uterine artery (UtA) in the first and second trimesters of pregnancy can assess uterine-placental blood perfusion and guide early clinical prevention. Establishing normal ranges of the UtA pulsatility index (UtA-PI) at 11-14 weeks of pregnancy is helpful for the early identification of high-risk pregnant women and improving the prognosis. This study aimed to establish a reference range of UtA-PI based on crown-rump length (CRL) for spontaneous and in vitro fertilization (IVF) singleton pregnancy during 11-14 weeks, respectively. Methods: A prospective study was performed at Peking Union Medical College Hospital. Healthy, low-risk women with a singleton pregnancy at 11-14 gestational weeks were consecutively recruited for this study from December 2017 to December 2020. All participants underwent routine prenatal ultrasound examination. The CRL of the fetus and the UtA-PI were measured in both uterine arteries, and average values were calculated. The LMS method was used to fit the percentile (P)5, P10, P25, P50, P75, P90, and P95 curves of the UtA-PI value of spontaneous and IVF singleton pregnancy with CRL changes, respectively. Results: A total of 1,962 pregnant women with normal fetuses were included in this study, including 1,792 pregnancies conceived naturally and 170 IVF fetuses. The UtA-PI reference range in the spontaneous pregnancy group was consistently higher than that in the IVF group during 11-14 weeks, and showed a statistically significant difference in UtA-PI for spontaneous and IVF pregnancies (P<0.001). According to the LMS method, each percentile curve of UtA-PI decreased with the increase of CRL in both the natural pregnancy group and the IVF group. The P95 range of UtA-PI for pregnant women with naturally conceived and IVF pregnancy was 2.74 to 2.11 and 2.50 to 1.94, respectively. The overall change of UtA-PI differentials of the two groups showed a downward trend and decreased slightly with the increase of CRL. Conclusions: This study provided a single-center, large sample of data and constructed a CRL-based reference value of UtA-PI for spontaneous and IVF singleton pregnancy, which provides a reliable basis for early UtA evaluation and early clinical decision-making during 11-14 gestational weeks.
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