To investigate the diagnostic value of standardized ultrasonography in fetal intracranial structure abnormality during the second trimester.
Methods:
From the 28 465 pregnant women who underwent ultrasound standardized screening for intracranial malformations during second pregnancy in Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University from April 2014 to March 2017
261 fetuses with abnormal nervou
s system structure were screened out
and the prenatal examination information and pregnancy outcome data of the fetuses were collected. According to the types of fetal nervous system malformations during pregnancy
the composition ratio of fetal malformations in each group was analyzed,to evaluate the diagnostic value of ultrasonography standard planes in fetal intracranial structure abnormality in second trimester.
Results:
A total of 261 cases of intracranial structure abnormality (0.92%
261/28 465) were detected by ultrasonography through transventricle and transcerebellar plane
the three most common intracranial abnormalities were ventirculomegaly (41.4%
108/261)
choroid plexus cyst (30.3%
79/261)
and mega-cisterna magna (21.1%
55/261). The rest were 9 cases of multiple intracranial abnormalities
4 casesof intracranial space occupying lesions
2 cases of Dandy-Walker syndrome
2 cases of agenesisi of the corpus callosum
1 case of cerebellar abnormalities
and 1 case of Arnold-Chiari Ⅱ. Fifty pregnant women underwent further magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination after screening during the second trimester
and the results of 3 cases were not completely consistent.
Conclusion:
The diagnostic accuracy of screening abnormal intracranial structure in the second trimester is high through standard plane
and only the diagnosis of fetal malformations such as agenesisi of the corpus callosum
Dandy-Walker syndrome and intracranial space occupying requires the help of MRI. Ultrasound screening can provide important information for clinical consultation and genetic consultation.