Three-dimensional sonographic measurement of normal fetal brain volume during the second half of pregnancy

Roelfsema, N. M.; Hop, Wim C. J.; Boito, Simona; Wladimiroff, J. W.

doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(03)00911-6

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“…In comparison with other studies, our cranial volumes were larger than those reported by Roelfsema et al 4 and…”

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confidence: 76%

“…Prenatal assessments of fetal intracranial structures are usually performed using two-dimensional 2D ultrasound biometric measurements, and now, 3D ultrasound imaging is increasingly used as a complementary tool in fetal evaluation, offering the possibility of calculating fetal organ volumes and providing extra information on growth and maturation 2,3 . The Virtual Organ Computer-aided Analysis VOCAL software has previously been used to describe normal reference values for the cerebrum [3][4][5] and cerebellar volumes throughout gestation [6][7][8][9][10] .…”

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Establishment of Fetal Cranial and Intracranial Structure Volume Measurements using Three-dimensional Ultrasound Imaging in a Japanese Population

Komoriyama

Ichizuka

Hasegawa

et al. 2013

Showa Univ J Med Sci

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: The goal of this study was to establish a normogram of the intracranial structure volumes in appropriate-for-gestational age AGA Japanese fetuses. This was a cross-sectional and prospective study of 211 AGA fetuses. The total intracranial, cerebrum, ventricle, choroid plexus, cerebellum, cerebellar vermis, and cavum septum pellucidum volumes were measured using three-dimensional 3D ultrasound. The fetal cranial and intracranial structure volumes signi cantly increased with gestational age GA . When using the GA as an independent variable and the fetal cranial or intracranial structure volumes as the dependent variable, the best-t equation for the fetal brain was a second-order polynomial regression equation. We herein provide the rst report of fetal cranial and intracranial structure volumes and their normal growth curves in normal Japanese fetuses. Future 3D ultrasound studies of volume and other intracranial fetal structures could provide valuable information about how such changes may correlate with long-term neurodevelopment and the results may be used for comparisons with fetal growth restriction in the future.

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“…In comparison with other studies, our cranial volumes were larger than those reported by Roelfsema et al 4 and…”

Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 76%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Establishment of Fetal Cranial and Intracranial Structure Volume Measurements using Three-dimensional Ultrasound Imaging in a Japanese Population

Komoriyama

Ichizuka

Hasegawa

et al. 2013

Showa Univ J Med Sci

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“…Postprocessing methods range from estimation of brain volume to an exact labeling of the boundaries in each slice to outline the brain. 68 Daily increase in cerebral tissue volume has been reported in a number of publications [66][67][68][69] with a range of 2.3 to 3.6 mL and a mean of 3.1 mL. Whereas the current study's methods were not directly comparable, because postprocessing methodology differed, daily growth rate was similar with 3.2 mL per day.…”

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confidence: 54%

“…Fetal MRI and ultrasound [66][67][68][69] have been used to estimate fetal brain volumes in normal pregnancies, and best-fit regression equations have been reported. Postprocessing methods range from estimation of brain volume to an exact labeling of the boundaries in each slice to outline the brain.…”

Section: Growth Of Total Cerebral Tissuesmentioning

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Regional Brain Development in Serial Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Low-Risk Preterm Infants

Mewes

Hüppi²,

Als³

et al. 2006

Pediatrics

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OBJECTIVE. MRI studies have shown that preterm infants with brain injury have altered brain tissue volumes. Investigation of preterm infants without brain injury offers the opportunity to define the influence of early birth on brain development and provide normative data to assess effects of adverse conditions on the preterm brain. In this study, we investigated serial MRI of low-risk preterm infants with the aim to identify regions of altered brain development.METHODS. Twenty-three preterm infants appropriate for gestational age without magnetic resonance-visible brain injury underwent MRI twice at 32 and at 42 weeks' postmenstrual age. Fifteen term infants were scanned 2 weeks after birth. Brain tissue classification and parcellation were conducted to allow comparison of regional brain tissue volumes. Longitudinal brain growth was assessed from preterm infants' serial scans.RESULTS. At 42 weeks' postmenstrual age, gray matter volumes were not different between preterm and term infants. Myelinated white matter was decreased, as were unmyelinated white matter volumes in the region including the central gyri. The gray matter proportion of the brain parenchyma constituted 30% and 37% at 32 and 42 weeks' postmenstrual age, respectively.CONCLUSIONS. This MRI study of preterm infants appropriate for gestational age and without brain injury establishes the influence of early birth on brain development. No decreased cortical gray matter volumes were found, which is in contrast to findings in preterm infants with brain injury. Moderately decreased white matter volumes suggest an adverse influence of early birth on white matter development. We identified a sharp increase in cortical gray matter volume in preterm infants' serial data, which may correspond to a critical period for cortical development.www.pediatrics.org/cgi

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“…Las curvas de normalidad en estudios previos para volumen intracraneal describen relaciones lineales estadísticamente significativas con la edad gestacional, como puede destacarse en el trabajo de Roelfsema basado en una muestra de 68 fetos (72,187,202). La finalidad de establecer la medición de este parámetro radica en la importancia de la medida de la circunferencia cefálica y del estudio Doppler del flujo sanguíneo cerebral para mantener la preservación del tejido cerebral en los fetos con retraso de crecimiento (203,204).…”

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Valoración de parámetros de normalidad bidimensionales y tridimensionales en neurosonografía fetal a lo largo de la gestación en población mediterránea

Corella¹,

Antonio²

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Three-dimensional sonographic measurement of normal fetal brain volume during the second half of pregnancy

Abstract: Sonographic measurement of fetal brain volume demonstrated an acceptable intraobserver variability and a nearly 10-fold increase during the second half of gestation.

Cited by 86 publications

References 13 publications

Establishment of Fetal Cranial and Intracranial Structure Volume Measurements using Three-dimensional Ultrasound Imaging in a Japanese Population

Establishment of Fetal Cranial and Intracranial Structure Volume Measurements using Three-dimensional Ultrasound Imaging in a Japanese Population

Regional Brain Development in Serial Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Low-Risk Preterm Infants

Valoración de parámetros de normalidad bidimensionales y tridimensionales en neurosonografía fetal a lo largo de la gestación en población mediterránea

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