Publication: Additional benefits of three-dimensional ultrasound for prenatal assessment of twins
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2020-02-01
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16193997
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03005577
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Mahidol University
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Journal of Perinatal Medicine. Vol.48, No.2 (2020), 102-114
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Tuangsit Wataganara, Piengbulan Yapan, Sakita Moungmaithong, Nalat Sompagdee, Nisarat Phithakwatchara, Pattarawan Limsiri, Katika Nawapun, Thanapa Rekhawasin, Pattarawalai Talungchit Additional benefits of three-dimensional ultrasound for prenatal assessment of twins. Journal of Perinatal Medicine. Vol.48, No.2 (2020), 102-114. doi:10.1515/jpm-2019-0409 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/53765
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Additional benefits of three-dimensional ultrasound for prenatal assessment of twins
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© 2020 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston. Three-dimensional ultrasound (3DUS) may provide additional information for prenatal assessment of twins. It may improve the diagnostic confidence of dating, nuchal translucency (NT) and chorionicity assignment in twin pregnancies. The "virtual 3DUS placentoscopy" can guide selective fetoscopic laser photocoagulation (SFLP) to treat twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). Volumetric assessment of the dysmorphic acardiac twin with the Virtual Organ Computer-aided Analysis (VOCAL) software is more accurate than the conventional ultrasound measurement. Twin anemia polycythemia (TAP) sequence and selective intrauterine growth restriction (sIUGR) may be clinically monitored with 3DUS placental volume (PV) and power Doppler vascular indices. Congenital anomalies are more common in twins. Evaluation of fetal anomalies with 3DUS could assist perinatal management. The 3DUS power Doppler can provide a better understanding of true and false umbilical cord knots, which are commonly found in monoamniotic (MA) twins. Single demise in monochorionic (MC) twin pregnancies can cause severe neurologic morbidity in the surviving co-twin. Prenatal prediction of brain injury in the surviving co-twin with unremarkable neurosonographic examination is difficult. The 3DUS power Doppler may aid in prenatal detection of subtle abnormal cerebral perfusion. Prenatal assessment of conjoined twins with 3DUS is important if emergency postnatal surgical separation is anticipated. There is no significant additional advantage in using real-time 3DUS to guide prenatal interventions. Assessment of the cervix and pelvic floor during twin pregnancies is enhanced with 3DUS. Due to lack of high-quality studies, routine prenatal 3DUS in twin pregnancies needs to be balanced with risks of excessive ultrasound exposure.