Fetal Brain Biometry: Is there an Agreement among Ultrasound, MRI and the Measurements at Birth?

•Measurement of the fetal brain can be achieved by ultrasound and MRI.•There is a statistically significant agreement between these modalities.•There is an agreement with head circumference at birth. Measurement of the fetal brain can be achieved by different modalities, we aimed to assess the agree...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of radiology 2020-12, Vol.133, p.109369-109369, Article 109369
Hauptverfasser: Gafner, Michal, Fried, Shalev, Gosher, Noa, Jeddah, Danielle, Sade, Eliel Kedar, Barzilay, Eran, Mayer, Arnaldo, Katorza, Eldad
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Zusammenfassung:•Measurement of the fetal brain can be achieved by ultrasound and MRI.•There is a statistically significant agreement between these modalities.•There is an agreement with head circumference at birth. Measurement of the fetal brain can be achieved by different modalities, we aimed to assess the agreement between these methods and the head circumference at birth. A retrospective study conducted between 2011-2018 at a tertiary referral medical center. Sonographic head circumference (HC), 2D MRI bi-parietal diameter (BPD) and occipito-frontal diameter (OFD), 3D MRI supra-tentorial volume (STV), and head circumference (HC) at birth were measured and converted into centiles according to gestational age. Spearman's rank correlation coefficient was used to assess the correlation between the modalities. A total of 88 fetuses were included. Mean gestational age at the time of fetal US and brain MRI acquisition were 34.4 ± 2.8 and 34.6 ± 2.6 weeks, respectively. A correlation was found between prenatal sonographic HC and the 3D MRI STV centiles (Rs = 0.859, p 
ISSN:0720-048X
1872-7727
DOI:10.1016/j.ejrad.2020.109369