Three-dimensional ultrasonography for advanced neurosonography (neurosofe-3D): Validation of a brain volume acquisition guideline.
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand
; 100(1): 84-90, 2021 01.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
This study aimed to evaluate the quality of the brain volumes acquired following an evidence-based guideline for the acquisition of brain volumes. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
This was a prospective multicenter study. Five centers recruited five cases each, acquiring two volumes per case, at different gestational age ranges. From the collected volumes, 10 operators performed an advanced neurosonography of each case. The evaluable anatomic structures were counted in each volume and expressed as a percentage. The results were compared with those obtained in a previous study where no recommendations had been made for the acquisition of the volumes.RESULTS:
Five hundred evaluations were included in the study. In the axial plane, 91.5% of the structures were satisfactorily evaluated, 81.8% in the coronal plane and 89.9% in the sagittal plane. These results were significantly better than those obtained in a previous study where the volumes had been acquired without any guidelines and the percentage of evaluable structures were 80% (P < .001), 67.1% (P < .001) and 55.1% (P < .001) in the axial, coronal and sagittal planes, respectively.CONCLUSIONS:
The application of an evidence-based guideline for the acquisition of brain volumes improves the quality of these by increasing the number of evaluable structures in the volume.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Encéfalo
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Ultrassonografia Pré-Natal
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Imageamento Tridimensional
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article