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Use of 3D/4D Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Fetal Anomalies

2015年5月31日 更新者:The University of Hong Kong

Use of 3D/4D Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Fetal Anomalies - The Use of Volumetry by Three Dimensional Ultrasound in the First Trimester

Volumetry measurements can be a potential clinical use as non-invasive tools in prenatal diagnosis and screening and helps to reduce the risk and complications of invasive procedures. 3DUS volumetry gives more precise results than 2DUS volumetry measurements, particularly, of irregularly shaped objects.

研究概览

详细说明

Conventionally volume measurements can be made by using multiplanar or VOCALTM (Virtual Organ Computer-aided AnaLysis). Recently, a new technique, XI VOCALTM (eXtended Imaging VOCAL) has been described. Combined with the inversion mode, measurements for the liquid-filled structures can also be made. The potential use in clinical diagnosis and prediction of pathologies of volume measurements particularly in the first trimester are yet to be investigated.

3D ultrasound is found to be superior to 2D parameter in volumetry measurement. However, currently, there are still very few studies done to evaluate the potential use of volumetry measurement in clinical practice, especially of the validity and reproducibility of XI VOCALTM; and the variation of results obtained within different ultrasound machines. Due to the potential use of volumetry measurements in clinical practice, the accuracy in volumetry measurement is very important and the development of new technique need to be fully explored so that its benefits can be fully used for the contribution of clinical practice.

So far no research has been done to evaluate the difference in the results obtained between different ultrasound machines, in particularly for volumetry measurements. This is important because if there is no significant difference in results between difference machines, we can accumulate the results from these machines for a study, which can include a more variety of samples. Furthermore, it will be much easier to compare results of one machine with another for similar studies.

Both Voluson 730 and Accuvix have been used widely in research studies on 3D volumetry but comparison of the results obtained from these two machines have not been done. We do not know whether the results generated from one machine can be extrapolated to the other machine for clinical or research purpose. Thus more research needs to be done in this area.

Thus, this study is carried out to evaluate the potential use of the new modality of XI VOCALTM in the volumetry measurement of regular and irregular shaped objects, comparison of results obtained between different widely used machines, and the potential used of volumetry measurements in the prediction of common and important clinical pathologies such as αº-thalassemia.

研究类型

观察性的

注册 (实际的)

195

联系人和位置

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学习地点

    • Hong Kong
      • Hong Kong、Hong Kong、中国
        • Tsan Yuk Hospital

参与标准

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资格标准

适合学习的年龄

18年 至 45年 (成人)

接受健康志愿者

不

有资格学习的性别

女性

取样方法

概率样本

研究人群

  1. Use of XI VOCALTM in 3D fetal volumetry measurements,comparison with multiplanar and VOCALTM

    -restropective(2005-2007),30 singleton pregnancies,11-14 weeks' gestation, at risk of homozygous αº-thalassaemia.

  2. Use of XI VOCALTM in 3D placental volumetry measurements,comparison with multiplanar and VOCALTM

    -retrospective(2005-2007), 32 singleton pregnancies,11-14 weeks' gestation at risk of homologous alphaº thalassaemia.

  3. Comparison of 3DUS volumetry measurement between two models of ultrasound machine -prospective(December 2007-June 2008),30 singleton normal pregnancies,11-14 weeks' gestation.
  4. Use of 3DUS in fetal, gestational sac and placenta quotient measurement, fetuses at risk of homozygous αº-thalassemia(Hb Bart's disease) -retrospective(datasets July 2007-Dec 2008),singleton pregnancies,11-14 weeks' gestation,26 affected cases,34 unaffected cases,43 normal control.

描述

Inclusion Criteria:

For objective 1 and 2 - Samples are recruited from our prenatal diagnostic clinic at Ysan Yuk Hospital between 11-14 weeks' gestation. They are those who come for routine scan and those who are referred from the general antenatal clinics of the same hospital which pregnancies are at risk of homologous alphaº thalassaemia.

For objective 3 - Recruitment are the same as above except samples are obtained from normal pregnancy.

For objective 4 - Recruitment are the same as above. However, study is divided into intervention group and control group. For the intervention group, data is collected from pregnancies at risk of of homozygous αº-thalassemia while for the control group, data is collected from normal pregnancies.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • If women refuse to participate in the study
  • Patients with other co-existing illnesses

学习计划

本节提供研究计划的详细信息,包括研究的设计方式和研究的衡量标准。

研究是如何设计的?

设计细节

  • 观测模型:病例对照

队列和干预

团体/队列
Objective 1: XI VOCALTM in 3D fetal volumetry measurement
group 1: multiplanar; group 2: VOCALTM; group 3: XI VOCALTM
Objective 2: XI VOCALTM in 3D placental volumetry measurement
group 1: multiplanar; group 2: VOCALTM; group 3: XI VOCALTM
Objective 3: Comparison between 2 ultrasound machine
  1. intramachine reliability for (i)fetal, (ii)gestational sac and (iii)placenta volumetry measurement for (a)multiplanar and (b)VOCALTM:- group 1:Accuvix; group 2:Voluson 730
  2. intermachine reliability for fetal, gestational sac and placenta volumetry measurement for (a)multiplanar and (b)VOCALTM for Accuvix and Voluson 730
Objective 4:3D volumetry in fetuses at risk of Hb Bart's
Measurement of fetal, gestational sac and placenta volume per CRL quotient using multiplanar technique:- group 1: affected; group 2: unaffected

研究衡量的是什么?

主要结果指标

结果测量
措施说明
大体时间
Objective 1:The use of XI VOCALTM in 3D volumetry measurements of fetal head and trunk of fetuses from 11 to 14 weeks gestation and known volume phantoms and its comparison with the conventional multiplanar and VOCALTM technique
大体时间:18 months

The objectives of this study are to compare (1) the reproducibility of multiplanar and the VOCALTM technique for 3DUS measurement of fetal volume with the new modality XI VOCALTM, and (2) validity of these three techniques using an in-vitro setting.

The hypothesis of the study are (1) the results obtained from the new modality of XI VOCALTM is interchangeable with multiplanar and VOCALTM with similar number of steps used and (2) validity between XI VOCALTM is comparable to multiplanar and VOCALTM with similar number of steps used.

We hypothesized XI VOCALTM can be used interchangeably with multiplanar and VOCALTM technique if similar number of steps are used in the measurement of regular objects such as fetal head and trunk.

18 months
Objective 2:The use of new modality of XI VOCALTM in 3D volumetry measurements of placenta from 11 to 14 weeks gestation and known volume phantoms and its comparison with the conventional multiplanar and VOCALTM technique
大体时间:18 months

The objectives of this study are to compare (1) the reproducibility of multiplanar and the VOCALTM technique for 3DUS measurement of placenta volume with the new modality XI VOCALTM, and (2) validity of these three techniques using an in-vitro setting.

The hypothesis of the study are (1) the results obtained from the new modality of XI VOCALTM is interchangeable with multiplanar and VOCALTM with similar number of steps used and (2) validity between XI VOCALTM is comparable to multiplanar and VOCALTM with similar number of steps used.

We hypothesized that XI VOCALTM can be used interchangeably with the other two techniques for the volumetry measurement of irregular objects such as placenta if similar number of steps is used.

18 months
Objective 3:The use of 3DUS in the volumetry of first trimester pregnancy and in vitro study: comparison between two models of ultrasound machine
大体时间:18 months

The objective of the present study are to compare (1) the reproducibility of these two machines for fetal, gestational sac and placenta 3D volumetry using multiplanar (1-mm interval) and Virtual Organ Computer-Aided Analysis (VOCAL)TM (30º) technique and (2) validity of these two machines using an in-vitro setting.

Hypothesis of the study: 3D volumetry measurement of fetal, gestational sac and placenta volume of fetuses at 11 to 14 weeks' gestation with Voluson 730 is interchangeable with the measurement using Accuvix ultrasound machine.

We hypothesized that the Accuvix machine could be used interchangeably with Voluson 730 for both multiplanar and VOCALTM for fetal, gestational sac and placenta volumetry measurement.

18 months
Objective 4:The use of 3DUS in the measurement of fetal, gestational sac and placenta quotient of fetuses at risk of homozygous αº-thalassemia (Hb Bart's disease) at 11 to 14 weeks' gestation
大体时间:18 months

This study was carried out to evaluate the use of fetal, gestational sac and placenta volume measured by three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound in predicting fetal homozygous αº-thalassemia (Hb-Bart's disease).

Hypothesis of the study: Measurement of 3D volume of the fetal, gestational sac and placenta quotient can be used as a useful tool as 2D parameter for the prediction of fetuses of homozygous alpha0-thalassaemia (Hb Bart's disease) at 11 to 14 weeks' gestation.

We hypothesized that 3D volumetry measurement of the fetal, gestational sac and placenta quotient can serve as a useful tool as 2D parameter for the prediction of homozygous alpha0-thalassaemia (Hb Bart's disease) fetuses at 11 to 14 weeks' gestation.

18 months

合作者和调查者

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调查人员

  • 首席研究员:Kah Bik Cheong, BSc(Hons), MMedSc, MBBS、The University of Hong Kong
  • 研究主任:Kwok Yin Leung, MBBS, FHKAM、The University of Hong Kong

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研究主要日期

学习开始

2008年3月1日

初级完成 (实际的)

2009年6月1日

研究完成 (实际的)

2009年8月1日

研究注册日期

首次提交

2009年1月21日

首先提交符合 QC 标准的

2009年1月21日

首次发布 (估计)

2009年1月22日

研究记录更新

最后更新发布 (估计)

2015年6月2日

上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新

2015年5月31日

最后验证

2015年5月1日

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