Swati Deshmukh1, Erika Rubesova, Richard Barth. 1. Department of Radiology, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305-5654, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Fetal lung volume can be assessed from MR images by planimetric measurement and comparison with normal values. We review 10 MRI articles that report normal fetal lung volumes based on gestational age to assess reproducibility and application of data. CONCLUSION: The articles were analyzed for differences in methodology and disparities in reported normal lung volumes by gestational age. Overall, there is substantial variability among studies regarding reported normal fetal lung volumes as measured on MRI.
OBJECTIVE: Fetal lung volume can be assessed from MR images by planimetric measurement and comparison with normal values. We review 10 MRI articles that report normal fetal lung volumes based on gestational age to assess reproducibility and application of data. CONCLUSION: The articles were analyzed for differences in methodology and disparities in reported normal lung volumes by gestational age. Overall, there is substantial variability among studies regarding reported normal fetal lung volumes as measured on MRI.
Authors: Agnes Messerschmidt; Anna Pataraia; Hanns Helmer; Gregor Kasprian; Alexandra Sauer; Peter C Brugger; Arnold Pollak; Michael Weber; Daniela Prayer Journal: Pediatr Radiol Date: 2011-09-10