Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol · Oct 2008
Multicenter StudyPrenatal prediction of survival in isolated diaphragmatic hernia using observed to expected total fetal lung volume determined by magnetic resonance imaging based on either gestational age or fetal body volume.
To compare the predictive value of the prenatal observed to expected (o/e) lung volume as measured by fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), based on an algorithm using either the gestational age or fetal body volume (FBV), for neonatal survival of fetuses with isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). ⋯ In fetuses with isolated CDH, lung volume as measured by fetal MRI was significantly correlated with survival. Prediction tended to be better by o/e TFLV based on FBV rather than gestational age. The difference in the prediction of survival between o/e TFLV based on FBV or gestational age was dependent on fetal biometry.
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Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol · Oct 2008
Multicenter StudyQuantification of intrathoracic liver herniation by magnetic resonance imaging and prediction of postnatal survival in fetuses with congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
To quantify the degree of intrathoracic liver herniation by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and evaluate its effect on postnatal survival in fetuses with isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). ⋯ In expectantly managed CDH fetuses, assessment of LiTR using MRI provided prediction of postnatal survival independently from o/e TFLV.
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Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol · Oct 2008
Comparative StudyMaternal cardiac function in normotensive and pre-eclamptic intrauterine growth restriction.
To compare maternal cardiac function between pregnancies complicated by normotensive and pre-eclamptic intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). ⋯ In normotensive IUGR and pre-eclamptic IUGR there is a similar alteration in maternal left ventricular systolic function, but there is greater impairment in maternal diastolic function in pre-eclamptic IUGR.