Changes in echogenicity in the fetal brain: a prevalence study in fetuses at risk for preterm delivery

• Published in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology Vol. 29; no. 6; pp. 644 - 650
• Main Authors: Rosier‐van Dunné, F. M. F., van Wezel‐Meijler, G., Odendaal, H. J., van Geijn, H. P., de Vries, J. I. P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.06.2007; Wiley
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Brain - embryology; Cerebral Ventricles - diagnostic imaging; Cerebral Ventricles - embryology; Female; fetal brain; Gestational Age; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Humans; Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature; intraventricular; Medical sciences; periventricular; Pregnancy; Premature Birth - diagnostic imaging; preterm delivery; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; thalamic echodensities; Ultrasonography, Prenatal; Sonography; Prevalence; Pregnancy disorders; Gynecology; Central nervous system; Premature delivery; Risk; Cerebral ventricle; Epidemiology; Obstetrics; Encephalon; fetal brain; intraventricular; periventricular; Echography; Risk factor; thalamic echodensities; Fetus; preterm delivery

Objectives To study the incidence of echodensities in the periventricular white matter, ventricular system, basal ganglia and thalamus of the brain in fetuses at risk for preterm delivery. Methods This was a prospective study of 124 fetuses with a gestational age between 26 and 34 weeks in pregnanci...