In:
Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, S. Karger AG, Vol. 48, No. 4 ( 2021), p. 258-264
Abstract:
〈 b 〉 〈 i 〉 Introduction: 〈 /i 〉 〈 /b 〉 Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) affects 1 in 3,000 live births and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. 〈 b 〉 〈 i 〉 Methods: 〈 /i 〉 〈 /b 〉 A review of fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations was performed for fetuses with left CDH and normal lung controls. Image review and manual tracings were performed by 4 pediatric radiologists; right and left lung volumes in the coronal and axial planes as well as liver volume above and below the diaphragm in the coronal plane were measured. Intra- and interreviewer reproducibility was assessed using intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and Bland-Altman analysis. 〈 b 〉 〈 i 〉 Results: 〈 /i 〉 〈 /b 〉 Excellent intra- and interreviewer reproducibility of the right and left lung volume measurements was observed in both axial planes (interreviewer ICC: right lung: 0.97, 95% CI: 0.95–0.99; left lung: 0.97, 95% CI: 0.95–0.98) and coronal planes (interreviewer ICC: right lung: 0.97, 95% CI: 0.95–0.98; left lung: 0.96, 95% CI: 0.93–0.98). Moderate-to-good interreviewer reproducibility was observed for liver volume above the diaphragm (ICC 0.7, 95% CI: 0.59–0.81). Liver volume below the diaphragm had a good-to-excellent interreviewer reproducibility (ICC 0.88, 95% CI: 9.82–0.93). 〈 b 〉 〈 i 〉 Conclusions: 〈 /i 〉 〈 /b 〉 The present study demonstrated an excellent intra- and interreviewer reproducibility of MRI lung volume measurements and good-to-moderate inter- and intrareviewer reproducibility of liver volume measurements after standardization of the methods at our fetal center.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1015-3837
,
1421-9964
Language:
English
Publisher:
S. Karger AG
Publication Date:
2021
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1482292-1
