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Diagnostic assessment of foetal brain malformations with intra-uterine MRI versus perinatal post-mortem MRI

Goergen, SK; Alibrahim, E; Govender, N; Stanislavsky, A; Abel, C; Prystupa, S; Collett, J; ... Arthurs, OJ; + view all (2019) Diagnostic assessment of foetal brain malformations with intra-uterine MRI versus perinatal post-mortem MRI. Neuroradiology 10.1007/s00234-019-02218-9. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

PURPOSE: To evaluate differences in diagnostic yield of intra-uterine foetal (iuMR) and post-mortem MRI (PMMR) for complex brain malformations, using autopsy as the reference standard. METHODS: In this retrospective, multicentre study spanning 2 years, we reviewed 13 terminated singleton pregnancies with a prenatal ultrasound finding of complex foetal cerebral abnormalities, referred for both iuMR and PMMR. The iuMR and PMMR studies of the brain were reported independently by two groups of radiologists, blinded to each other's reports. Descriptive statistics were used to compare differences in intracranial abnormalities with autopsy (and genetic testing, where present) as reference standard. RESULTS: The median gestational age at termination was 24.6 weeks (IQR 22-29) with median time between delivery and PMMR of 133 h (IQR 101-165). There was full concordance between iuMR and PMMR findings and autopsy in 2/13 (15.3%) cases. Partial concordance between both imaging modalities was present in 6/13 (46.2%) and total discordance in the remainder (5/13, 38.5%). When compared to autopsy, PMMR missed important key findings specifically for neuronal migration and cerebellar anomalies, whereas iuMR appeared to overcall CSF space abnormalities which were less crucial to reaching the final overall diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS: iuMR should be performed to improve foetal phenotyping where there is a prenatal ultrasound for complex foetal brain abnormalities. Reliance on PMMR alone is likely to result in misdiagnosis in a majority of cases.

Type: Article
Title: Diagnostic assessment of foetal brain malformations with intra-uterine MRI versus perinatal post-mortem MRI
Location: Germany
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-019-02218-9
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-019-02218-9
Language: English
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Keywords: Autopsy, Brain, Congenital, Fetus, Magnetic resonance imaging, Termination of pregnancy
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Developmental Neurosciences Dept
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10073849
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