What brain abnormalities can magnetic resonance imaging detect in foetal and early neonatal spina bifida: a systematic review

Autor: Andrew Melbourne, Michael Aertsen, Anna L. David, Sebastian Ourselin, F. Ushakov, Dominic Thomson, Adalina Sacco, Nada Mufti, Jan Deprest
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Foetal surgery
medicine.medical_specialty
Neurology
Clinical Neurology
Neuroimaging
Review
DIAGNOSIS
CHIARI II MALFORMATION
Ultrasonography
Prenatal
Dysgenesis
Fetus
HINDBRAIN HERNIATION
Pregnancy
medicine
Humans
Radiology
Nuclear Medicine and imaging
INTEROBSERVER RELIABILITY
Spinal Dysraphism
Spina bifida
Intracranial anomaly
Neuroradiology
REPAIR
Science & Technology
medicine.diagnostic_test
MYELOMENINGOCELE
business.industry
Ultrasound
Radiology
Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Infant
Newborn
Brain
Magnetic resonance imaging
POSTERIOR-FOSSA
PERFORMANCE
medicine.disease
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Tentorium
Systematic review
MORPHOLOGY
Female
Neurology (clinical)
Neurosurgery
Radiology
Neurosciences & Neurology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
MRI
Zdroj: Neuroradiology
ISSN: 1432-1920
Popis: Purpose Open spina bifida (OSB) encompasses a wide spectrum of intracranial abnormalities. With foetal surgery as a new treatment option, robust intracranial imaging is important for comprehensive preoperative evaluation and prognostication. We aimed to determine the incidence of infratentorial and supratentorial findings detected by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) alone and MRI compared to ultrasound. Methods Two systematic reviews comparing MRI to ultrasound and MRI alone were conducted on MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases identifying studies of foetal OSB from 2000 to 2020. Intracranial imaging findings were analysed at ≤ 26 or > 26 weeks gestation and neonates (≤ 28 days). Data was independently extracted by two reviewers and meta-analysis was performed where possible. Results Thirty-six studies reported brain abnormalities detected by MRI alone in patients who previously had an ultrasound. Callosal dysgenesis was identified in 4/29 cases (2 foetuses ≤ 26 weeks, 1 foetus under any gestation, and 1 neonate ≤ 28 days) (15.1%, CI:5.7–34.3%). Heterotopia was identified in 7/40 foetuses ≤ 26 weeks (19.8%, CI:7.7–42.2%), 9/36 foetuses > 26 weeks (25.3%, CI:13.7–41.9%), and 64/250 neonates ≤ 28 days (26.9%, CI:15.3–42.8%). Additional abnormalities included aberrant cortical folding and other Chiari II malformation findings such as lower cervicomedullary kink level, tectal beaking, and hypoplastic tentorium. Eight studies compared MRI directly to ultrasound, but due to reporting inconsistencies, it was not possible to meta-analyse. Conclusion MRI is able to detect anomalies hitherto underestimated in foetal OSB which may be important for case selection. In view of increasing prenatal OSB surgery, further studies are required to assess developmental consequences of these findings.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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