BACKGROUND: Pulmonary hypoplasia is a common cause of neonatal death. OBJECTIVE: To describe the correlation between relative fetal lung volume (RFLV) and lung-to-head ratio (LHR) in fetuses with unilateral diaphragmatic hernia. Additionally, to describe identification of the ipsilateral lung cap by power Doppler. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Single-institution study of consecutive fetuses with diaphragmatic hernia. LHR (by US) and RFLV (by MRI) were correlated in fetuses with and without an ipsilateral lung cap seen at MRI. In four, color/power Doppler was used to follow the pulmonary artery of the ipsilateral lung to identify the compressed cap. RESULTS: The study included 48 fetuses of 20-38 weeks' gestational age (mean, 26 weeks). Mean LHR was 1.52 (range, 0.6-3) in fetuses with a lung cap and 1.15 (range, 0.6-2.58) in fetuses without (P = 0.043). Mean RFLV was 47.4% (range, 18-80%) in fetuses with and 32.9% (range, 14-57%) in fetuses without a lung cap (P = 0.005). RFLV and LHR correlated (r = 0.41, P = 0.01 in those with a cap; r = 0.50, P = 0.05 in those without). Power Doppler identified the ipsilateral lung cap and pulsed Doppler confirmed pulmonary vascularization in four of four fetuses. CONCLUSION: LHR underestimates lung volume in fetuses with an ipsilateral lung cap. Power Doppler may be useful for identifying the cap.
BACKGROUND:Pulmonary hypoplasia is a common cause of neonatal death. OBJECTIVE: To describe the correlation between relative fetal lung volume (RFLV) and lung-to-head ratio (LHR) in fetuses with unilateral diaphragmatic hernia. Additionally, to describe identification of the ipsilateral lung cap by power Doppler. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Single-institution study of consecutive fetuses with diaphragmatic hernia. LHR (by US) and RFLV (by MRI) were correlated in fetuses with and without an ipsilateral lung cap seen at MRI. In four, color/power Doppler was used to follow the pulmonary artery of the ipsilateral lung to identify the compressed cap. RESULTS: The study included 48 fetuses of 20-38 weeks' gestational age (mean, 26 weeks). Mean LHR was 1.52 (range, 0.6-3) in fetuses with a lung cap and 1.15 (range, 0.6-2.58) in fetuses without (P = 0.043). Mean RFLV was 47.4% (range, 18-80%) in fetuses with and 32.9% (range, 14-57%) in fetuses without a lung cap (P = 0.005). RFLV and LHR correlated (r = 0.41, P = 0.01 in those with a cap; r = 0.50, P = 0.05 in those without). Power Doppler identified the ipsilateral lung cap and pulsed Doppler confirmed pulmonary vascularization in four of four fetuses. CONCLUSION: LHR underestimates lung volume in fetuses with an ipsilateral lung cap. Power Doppler may be useful for identifying the cap.
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