Doppler ultrasound for assessment of pulsatility index variation of middle cerebral artery in intrauterine growth retardation

ABSTRACT

To assess variation of pulsatility index of middle cerebral artery [MCA-PI] in intrauterine growth retardation [IUGR]. Descriptive study. Hospital Lahore, from March 2006 to September 2006. A total 100 patients with IUGR in third trimester were selected. Ultrasound estimation of fetal weight [using fetal biometry] below 10[th] percentile for that gestational age was labeled as IUGR. MCA-PI value of less than 0.751 was labeled as abnormal. Abnormal values of PI-MCA were found in 79% of IUGR cases while 21% had normal values. PI-MCA is a sensitive modality of assessing IUGR