Voxel‐based morphometric magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of small head fetus: A comparative study with normal developmental fetus
- 10 March 2023
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience
- Vol. 83 (3), 257-266
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jdn.10253
Abstract
PurposeTo explore the application value of voxel-based morphometric (VBM) in prenatal diagnosis of microcephaly. MethodsA retrospective study of magnetic resonance imaging of fetuses with microcephaly was performed using a single-shot fast spin echo sequence; semiautomatic segmentation of grey matter (GM), white matter (WM), and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); calculation of their volumes; and VBM analysis of their GM. Two independent samples t-test was used to statistically analyse the fetal GM volume in the microcephaly and normal control groups. Total intracranial volume (TIV), GM volume, WM volume, and CSF volume were linearly regressed against gestational age and compared between the two groups. ResultsIn the fetus with microcephaly, GM volume of frontal lobe, temporal lobe, cuneus, anterior central gyrus, and posterior central gyrus decreased significantly (P < 0.001, corrected by family-wise error at mass level). The GM volume of microcephaly was significantly lower than that of the control group (except for 28 weeks of gestation) (P < 0.05). TIV, GM volume, WM volume, and CSF volume were all positively correlated with gestational age, and the curves in the microcephaly group were all lower than those in the control group. ConclusionCompared with the normal control group, the GM volume of microcephaly fetuses decreased, and there were significant differences in many brain regions through VBM analysis.Keywords
Funding Information
- Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai (19ZR1407200)
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