Magnetic resonance imaging of the fetal central nervous system: Timing and consistency between pre- and postnatal diagnoses.
Eur J Paediatr Neurol
; 29: 62-65, 2020 Nov.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33004267
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
It has been shown that a proper comparison of prenatal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is possible only in the case of a short interval between tests. However, it is worth noting that the reference test is a postnatal examination. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effect of time between prenatal MRI (pMRI) and postnatal examinations on the consistency of diagnoses. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
The prospective observational study was carried out between 2014 and 2017 at the Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology of Krakow University Hospital. In total, 60 patients with fetuses suspected of central nervous system (CNS) defects were included in the study group. PMRI examinations were conducted in the third trimester of pregnancy.RESULTS:
The median gestational age of pMRI was 35 weeks and median of the time interval between carrying out pre- and postnatal test was 34.5 days. In the group of nonconcordant diagnoses, the interval was longer. The analysis did not show a statistically significant relationship between consistency of diagnoses and timing of pMRI. The median time of pregnancy at which pMRI was performed was similar in both groups. A prolongation of the interval between examinations reduced the probability of consistency of diagnoses.CONCLUSIONS:
The number of inaccurate results increased with the prolongation of the interval between pre- and postnatal tests. KEY MESSAGE Prolongation of the interval between pre- and postnatal increases number of inaccurate results.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Prenatal Diagnosis
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Central Nervous System Diseases
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Fetus
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
Eur J Paediatr Neurol
Journal subject:
NEUROLOGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Poland