Three-dimensional assessment of umbilical vein deviation angle for prediction of liver herniation in left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

Nicola VolpeE MazzoneB MutoA SupraniT FanelliC T KaihuraA Dall'AstaG PedrazziC Del RossiE M SiliniC MagnaniP VolpeT GhiT Frusca

Published in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2017)

In fetuses with CDH, umbilical vein bowing may be quantified by measuring the UVDA using three-dimensional ultrasound. This sonographic marker seems to be an accurate predictor of liver herniation in left-sided CDH. Copyright © 2017 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Keyphrases

high resolution
magnetic resonance imaging
ultrasound guided
computed tomography
mass spectrometry