Comparison of two different sites of measurement for transabdominal uterine artery Doppler velocimetry at 11-13 weeks.
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OBJECTIVES To compare the feasibility of two transabdominal approaches for performing first-trimester uterine artery (UtA) Doppler and to evaluate the correlation with pulsatility index (PI) in the second trimester. METHODS This was a prospective longitudinal Doppler study of the uterine arteries at 11-13 and 21-22 weeks' gestation. Transabdominal ultrasound and color Doppler were used to measure the UtA-PI of the ascending branch of the uterine artery at the level of the internal cervical os (Site A) and at the level of the apparent crossover with the external iliac artery (Site B) at 11-13 weeks, and at Site B only at 21-22 weeks. In all cases the measured left and right PI were converted to a multiple of the median (MoM) for gestational age, and the intercorrelation between the measurements at different sites and gestational ages was calculated using non-parametric analysis (Spearman's rank correlation). RESULTS Satisfactory measurements were obtained at 11-13 weeks from both uterine arteries in all 81 women at Site A and in 50 (62%; 95% CI, 50-72%) at Site B (P < 0.01). Measurements were obtained at Site B at 21-22 weeks in all cases. In the 50 cases with measurements from both sites at 11-13 weeks, the correlation of PI-MoMs between Sites A and B at 11-13 weeks was only moderate (ρ = 0.61). The correlation between first-trimester UtA-PI MoMs at Site A and second-trimester UtA-PI MoMs was stronger than that between first-trimester UtA-PI MoMs at Site B and second-trimester UtA-PI MoMs (ρ = 0.73 vs ρ = 0.47, P < 0.01). CONCLUSION Evaluation of UtA-PI at 11-13 weeks can be achieved at the level of the internal cervical os in a greater proportion of women than at the level of the apparent crossover with the external iliac vessels, and the measurements obtained correlate better with second-trimester UtA-PI.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
دوره 40 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012