Comparison of diagnostic performance for perinatal and paediatric post-mortem imaging: CT versus MRI.

Objectives: To compare the diagnostic yield of whole-body post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) imaging to post-mortem magnetic resonance (PMMR) imaging in a prospective study of fetuses and children.Methods: We compared PMCT and PMMR to conventional autopsy as the gold standard for the detection o...

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Publicado en:European Radiology Vol. 26; no. 7; pp. 2327 - 2337
Autores principales: Arthurs, Owen, Guy, Anna, Thayyil, Sudhin, Wade, Angie, Jones, Rod, Norman, Wendy, Scott, Rosemary, Robertson, Nicola, Jacques, Thomas, Chong, W., Gunny, Roxanna, Saunders, Dawn, Olsen, Oystein, Owens, Catherine, Offiah, Amaka, Chitty, Lyn, Taylor, Andrew, Sebire, Neil, Arthurs, Owen J, Robertson, Nicola J
Formato: diagnostic images pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Jul2016
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          Arthurs, Owen
          Guy, Anna
          Thayyil, Sudhin
          Wade, Angie
          Jones, Rod
          Norman, Wendy
          Scott, Rosemary
          Robertson, Nicola
          Jacques, Thomas
          Chong, W.
          Gunny, Roxanna
          Saunders, Dawn
          Olsen, Oystein
          Owens, Catherine
          Offiah, Amaka
          Chitty, Lyn
          Taylor, Andrew
          Sebire, Neil
          Arthurs, Owen J
          Robertson, Nicola J
        affil: Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London UK
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          Tomography, X-Ray Computed Methods
          Autopsy Methods
          Diagnostic Imaging Methods
          Magnetic Resonance Imaging Methods
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      ab: Objectives: To compare the diagnostic yield of whole-body post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) imaging to post-mortem magnetic resonance (PMMR) imaging in a prospective study of fetuses and children.Methods: We compared PMCT and PMMR to conventional autopsy as the gold standard for the detection of (a) major pathological abnormalities related to the cause of death and (b) all diagnostic findings in five different body organ systems.Results: Eighty two cases (53 fetuses and 29 children) underwent PMCT and PMMR prior to autopsy, at which 55 major abnormalities were identified. Significantly more PMCT than PMMR examinations were non-diagnostic (18/82 vs. 4/82; 21.9 % vs. 4.9 %, diff 17.1 % (95 % CI 6.7, 27.6; p < 0.05)). PMMR gave an accurate diagnosis in 24/55 (43.64 %; 95 % CI 31.37, 56.73 %) compared to 18/55 PMCT (32.73 %; 95 % CI 21.81, 45.90). PMCT was particularly poor in fetuses <24 weeks, with 28.6 % (8.1, 46.4 %) more non-diagnostic scans. Where both PMCT and PMMR were diagnostic, PMMR gave slightly higher diagnostic accuracy than PMCT (62.8 % vs. 59.4 %).Conclusion: Unenhanced PMCT has limited value in detection of major pathology primarily because of poor-quality, non-diagnostic fetal images. On this basis, PMMR should be the modality of choice for non-invasive PM imaging in fetuses and children.Key Points: • Overall 17.1 % more PMCT examinations than PMMR were non-diagnostic • 28.6 % more PMCT were non-diagnostic than PMMR in fetuses <24 weeks • PMMR detected almost a third more pathological abnormalities than PMCT • PMMR gave slightly higher diagnostic accuracy when both were diagnostic.
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