title: Why do we need more data on MR volumetric measurements of the fetal lung?
abstract: Fetal lung hypoplasia is associated with a series of congenital anomalies, particularly the congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Evaluation of the severity of the lung hypoplasia is important for parental counseling, assessment of prognosis and planning of postnatal management. Although a large number of studies have been performed to measure fetal lung volumes in order to predict outcome, there are little data on fetuses younger than 24 weeks of gestation, the age when parental counseling is crucial if termination is considered. Few studies have evaluated prognosis of lung hypoplasia in fetuses with congenital chest anomalies other than congenital diaphragmatic hernia. We review the studies on measurements of the fetal lung volumes by MRI.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Radiology, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Stanford University, 725 Welch Road, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA. rubesova@stanford.edu.
authors.forename: Erika
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rubesova
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology*; D008176:Lung Volume Measurements / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
keywords: Fetal magnetic resonance imaging; Fetus; Hypoplasia; Lung; Volume measurement
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