1. Impact of ultrasound speed choice on the quality of the second-trimester fetal ultrasound examination in obese women
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B. Chauveau, Lemlih Ouchchane, N. Salesse, Didier Lémery, A. Delabaere, Anne Debost-Legrand, A. Puissegur, Thérapie guidée par l'image (TGI), Institut Pascal - Clermont Auvergne (IP), Sigma CLERMONT (Sigma CLERMONT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA)-Sigma CLERMONT (Sigma CLERMONT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA), Faculté de Médecine - Clermont-Auvergne (FM - UCA), Université Clermont Auvergne [2017-2020] (UCA [2017-2020]), Institut Pascal (IP), SIGMA Clermont (SIGMA Clermont)-Université Clermont Auvergne [2017-2020] (UCA [2017-2020])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and SIGMA Clermont (SIGMA Clermont)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Clermont Auvergne [2017-2020] (UCA [2017-2020])
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Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,prenatal ,Pregnancy trimester ,[SDV.MHEP.GEO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Gynecology and obstetrics ,Ultrasonography, Prenatal ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Pregnancy ,Second trimester ,Gestational Weeks ,Ultrasound propagation velocity ,Image quality ,Humans ,Medicine ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Obesity ,ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS ,Ultrasound image ,Ultrasonography ,Retrospective Studies ,2. Zero hunger ,[SDV.MHEP.PED]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Pediatrics ,Fetus ,Radiological and Ultrasound Technology ,business.industry ,Ultrasound ,Gestational age ,Mean age ,General Medicine ,second ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Pregnancy Trimester, Second ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,[SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie ,Female ,Radiology ,business ,Body mass index ,[SDV.MHEP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology - Abstract
Purpose The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of the free choice of ultrasound propagation velocity on ultrasound image construction to improve the completion rate and anatomical quality of fetal second-trimester ultrasound examination in obese women. Materials and methods This repeated cross-sectional single-center study retrospectively collected second-trimester ultrasound images of 88 obese women. During the first period, ultrasound examinations were performed in 44 women (mean age, 31.4 ± 5.9 [SD] years; range: 21.1 - 45.3 years) applying only the standard 1540 m/s tissue ultrasound velocity (group 1). During the second period, ultrasound examinations were performed in other 44 women (mean age, 31.4 ± 5.1 [SD] years; range: 20.6 - 41.6 years) with the operator free to choose among three available velocity settings (1420 m/s, 1480 m/s or 1540 m/s) for the scanning planes for the morphological images (group 2). All women underwent mid-trimester ultrasound examination at 20 to 24 gestational weeks. Two observers assessed the examinations in both groups for completeness, quality, and duration of fetal ultrasound examinations. Results No differences in age (P > 0.99), body mass index (P = 0.67), prevalence of previous cesarean delivery (P = 0.30) or gestational age at the second-trimester scan (P = 0.20) were found between the two groups. The mean cumulative duration of these ultrasound examinations was longer in group 1 than in group 2 (for both the complete (P = 0.04) and incomplete (P = 0.03) examinations). The quality of the anatomic images according to Salomon's criteria was less often acceptable in group 1 (5/44, 11.4%) than in group 2 (15/44, 34.1%) (P = 0.02). Conclusion Free choice of ultrasound velocity improves the overall performance of fetal second-trimester ultrasound examinations in obese women.
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- 2021