A prospective study of fetuses with isolated ventriculomegaly investigated by antenatal sonography and in utero MR imaging.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Fetal ventriculomegaly (VM) is important because of its high prevalence and high risk of association with other brain abnormalities. The purpose of this article was to investigate the hypotheses that including in utero MR imaging (iuMR) in the diagnostic pathway for fetuses with isolated VM on antenatal imaging will show other brain abnormalities in a high proportion of cases and that these will have a significant effect on clinical management.

Materials and methods

One hundred forty-seven pregnant women were recruited prospectively from 8 fetomaternal centers in Britain. All of the fetuses had VM diagnosed on sonography but no other abnormality. iuMR was performed, and the results of the examinations were compared with those of sonography. Two fetomat

SUBMITTER: Griffiths PD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7964094 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature