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Comparison of Fetal Nuchal Fold Thickness Measurements by Two- and Three-Dimensional Ultrasonography (3DXI Multislice View)
Joint Authors
de Barros, Fernanda Silveira Bello
de Freitas, Leonardo da Silva Valladão
Negrini, Rômulo
Piato, Sebastião
Aoki, Tsutomu
Araujo Júnior, Edward
Nardozza, Luciano Marcondes Machado
Moron, Antonio Fernandes
Bussamra, Luiz Cláudio de Silva
Source
Obstetrics and Gynecology International
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
To compare the measurements of fetal nuchal fold (NF) thickness by two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) ultrasonography using the three-dimensional extended imaging (3DXI).
Methods.
A cross-sectional study was performed with 60 healthy pregnant women with a gestational age between 16 and 20 weeks and 6 days.
The 2D-NF measurements were made as the distance from the outer skull bone to the outer skin surface in the transverse axial image in the suboccipital-bregmatic plane of the head.
For the 3D we employed the 3DXI multislice view software, in which 3×2 tomographic planes was displayed on the screen and the distance between the tomographic slices was 0.5 mm.
Maximum, minimum, mean, and standard deviation were calculated for 2D and 3D ultrasonography, as well the maximum and minimum, mean, and standard deviation for the difference between both methods.
The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to compare the two different techniques.
Results.
2D-NF showed a mean of thickness of 3.52±0.95 mm (1.69–7.14).
The mean of 3D-NF was 3.90±1.02 mm (2.13–7.72).
The mean difference between the methods was 0.38 mm, with a maximum difference of 3.12 mm.
Conclusion.
The NF thickness measurements obtained by 3D ultrasonography were significantly larger than those detected with 2D ultrasonography.
American Psychological Association (APA)
de Freitas, Leonardo da Silva Valladão& de Barros, Fernanda Silveira Bello& Negrini, Rômulo& Bussamra, Luiz Cláudio de Silva& Araujo Júnior, Edward& Piato, Sebastião…[et al.]. 2012. Comparison of Fetal Nuchal Fold Thickness Measurements by Two- and Three-Dimensional Ultrasonography (3DXI Multislice View). Obstetrics and Gynecology International،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1029972
Modern Language Association (MLA)
de Freitas, Leonardo da Silva Valladão…[et al.]. Comparison of Fetal Nuchal Fold Thickness Measurements by Two- and Three-Dimensional Ultrasonography (3DXI Multislice View). Obstetrics and Gynecology International No. 2012 (Dec. 2012), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1029972
American Medical Association (AMA)
de Freitas, Leonardo da Silva Valladão& de Barros, Fernanda Silveira Bello& Negrini, Rômulo& Bussamra, Luiz Cláudio de Silva& Araujo Júnior, Edward& Piato, Sebastião…[et al.]. Comparison of Fetal Nuchal Fold Thickness Measurements by Two- and Three-Dimensional Ultrasonography (3DXI Multislice View). Obstetrics and Gynecology International. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1029972
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1029972