Assessment of Placental Stiffness Using Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Elastography in Pregnant Women with Fetal Anomalies
Korean Journal of Radiology
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: 218-223, 2016.
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Dans Anglais
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
We aimed to evaluate placental stiffness measured by acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography in pregnant women in the second trimester with a normal fetus versus those with structural anomalies and non-structural findings. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Forty pregnant women carrying a fetus with structural anomalies diagnosed sonographically at 18-28 weeks of gestation comprised the study group. The control group consisted of 34 healthy pregnant women with a sonographically normal fetus at a similar gestational age. Placental shear wave velocity (SWV) was measured by ARFI elastography and compared between the two groups. Structural anomalies and non-structural findings were scored based on sonographic markers. Placental stiffness measurements were compared among fetus anomaly categories. Doppler parameters of umbilical and uterine arteries were compared with placental SWV measurements.RESULTS:
All placental SWV measurements, including minimum SWV, maximum SWV, and mean SWV were significantly higher in the study group than the control group ([0.86 ± 0.2, 0.74 ± 0.1; p < 0.001], [1.89 ± 0.7, 1.59 ± 0.5; p = 0.04], and [1.26 ± 0.4, 1.09 ± 0.2; p = 0.01]), respectively.CONCLUSION:
Placental stiffness evaluated by ARFI elastography during the second trimester in pregnant women with fetuses with congenital structural anomalies is higher than that of pregnant women with normal fetuses.
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Sujet Principal:
Placenta
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Études prospectives
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Courbe ROC
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Âge gestationnel
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Aire sous la courbe
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Imagerie d'élasticité tissulaire
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Foetus
Type d'étude:
Etude diagnostique
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Étude observationnelle
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Étude pronostique
Limites du sujet:
Adolescent
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Adulte
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Femelle
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Humains
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Grossesse
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Korean Journal of Radiology
Année:
2016
Type:
Article
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