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ArticleUltrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology2025

Transvaginal ultrasound assessment of corpus callosal length in the fetus: multicenter cross-sectional study.

D Paladini, S Parodi, H Xie, F Viñals, K Haratz, R Birnbaum, G Azumendi, L Pomar, E Montaguti, P Acharya and 6 more

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16 authors.

D PaladiniFetal Medicine & Surgery Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5102-6062
S ParodiUnit of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Scientific Directorate, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy.
H XieDepartment of Ultrasonic Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
F ViñalsUltrasound Department, Sanatorio Aleman Clinic, Concepción, Chile, and Obstetrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
K HaratzOB-GYN Ultrasound Unit, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, and Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.ORCID 0000-0001-9868-3548
R BirnbaumOB-GYN Ultrasound Unit, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, and Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-1073-6348
G AzumendiUltrasound and Fetal Medicine Unit, Centro Gutenberg, Málaga, Spain.
L PomarUltrasound and Fetal Medicine Unit, Department Woman-Mother-Child, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, and School of Health Sciences (HESAV), HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3021-8129
E MontagutiObstetric Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3176-9184
P AcharyaParas Advanced Centre for Fetal Medicine, Ahmedabad, India.
P VolpeFetal Medicine Unit, Di Venere Hospital, Department of Human Reproduction, Bari, Italy.
M Pérez-CruzBCNatal Fetal Medicine Research Center, Hospital Clínic and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, and Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain, and Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Developmental Origin Network (RICORS), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
K KarlCenter for Prenatal Diagnosis Munich, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0099-6613
R ChaouiFeindiagnostik, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9089-7119
R PoohFetal Brain Center, CRIFM Prenatal Medical Clinic, Osaka, Japan.
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Funding

Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI22/00754
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo produce reference ranges and Z-scores for corpus callosal (CC) length in the fetus, based on transvaginal three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound imaging.

methodsThis was a cross-sectional multicenter retrospective study based on 3D volume dataset acquisitions of the fetal CC between the 15

resultsThe 13 participating centers provided valid data for 2131 patients. Excellent agreement was observed for both intra- and interobserver analysis, with an ICC range of 0.98-1.00. A quadratic model was used for construction of the reference charts, modified with the insertion of cubic spline coefficients with a single knot at 18 gestational weeks, to recover an apparent lack of fit at lower gestational ages. Centile reference values and the corresponding Z-scores were produced for CC length between 15 and 37 gestational weeks.

conclusionsThis multicenter study presents growth charts for the fetal CC, addressing the critical methodological weaknesses of several previous studies. An even distribution of cases across all gestational weeks, robust statistical methodology and a standardized, high-resolution transvaginal neurosonographic technique represent key factors supporting the reliability of the biometric curves presented here. © 2025 The Author(s). Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

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Corpus CallosumImaging, Three-DimensionalUltrasonography, PrenatalAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGestational AgeHumansObserver VariationPregnancyReference ValuesReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective Studiesbiometrycorpus callosumfetusneurosonographythree‐dimensional ultrasound

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PMID40321147
PMCPMC12127717

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