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Post-Mortem Magnetic Resonance Imaging Appearances of Feticide in Perinatal Deaths

Shelmerdine, SC; Hickson, M; Sebire, NJ; Arthurs, OJ; (2019) Post-Mortem Magnetic Resonance Imaging Appearances of Feticide in Perinatal Deaths. Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy , 45 (4) pp. 221-229. 10.1159/000488940. Green open access

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to characterise the imaging features seen in fetuses having undergone feticide by intracardiac potassium chloride injection compared to those of non-terminated fetuses at post-mortem magnetic resonance imaging (PMMRI). METHODS: A case-control study was performed comparing PMMRI findings between two groups of patients - those having undergone feticide were matched to a control group of miscarried/stillborn fetuses. The groups were matched according to gestational age, weight, and time since death. Two independent readers reviewed the PMMRI for thoracic, abdominal, and musculoskeletal imaging features. The Fishers exact test was conducted for differences between the patient groups. RESULTS: Twenty-six cases of feticide (mean gestation 25 weeks [20-36]) and 75 non-terminated fetuses (mean gestation 26.7 weeks [19-36]) were compared. There was a higher proportion of feticide cases demonstrating pneumothorax (23.1 vs. 1.3%, p = 0.001), haemothorax (42.3 vs. 4%, p = 0.001), pneumopericardium (30.8 vs. 5.3%, p = 0.002), and haemopericardium (34.6 vs. 0%, p = 0.0001). Intracardiac gas and intra-abdominal findings were higher in the feticide group, but the differences were not statistically significant. CONCLUSION: Characteristic PMMRI features of feticide can help improve reporter confidence in differentiating iatrogenic from physiological/pathological processes.

Type: Article
Title: Post-Mortem Magnetic Resonance Imaging Appearances of Feticide in Perinatal Deaths
Location: Switzerland
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1159/000488940
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1159/000488940
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Feticide, Paediatric imaging, Perinatal death, Post-mortem 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
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Population, Policy and Practice Dept
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10058453
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