Prognostic value of diffusion‐weighted magnetic resonance imaging of brain in fetal growth restriction: Results of prospective multicenter study
Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology Dec 10, 2020
Jouannic JM, Blondiaux E, Senat MV, et al. - Researchers conducted this prospective study to measure prospectively apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values between 28 and 32 weeks of gestation in different cerebral territories of fetuses with estimated fetal weight ≤ 5th centile and analyze their relationship with adverse perinatal outcome. MRI was conducted in 64 patients, five of whom were excluded due to diffusion‐weighted sequences (DWI) fetal motion artifacts and two were excluded due to termination of pregnancy with no connection with fetal growth restriction. This first prospective, multicenter, cohort analysis using DWI in the setting of small‐for‐gestational‐age found lower ADC values in the frontal white‐matter territory in fetuses relative to those without adverse perinatal outcomes. Further standardized evaluation of the neurodevelopment of children born with growth restriction is needed to determine the prognostic value of these changes.
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