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Prenatal magnetic resonance imaging within the 26th week of gestation may predict the fate of isolated upward rotation of the cerebellar vermis: insights from a multicentre study.

Giorgio ConteLuca CascheraCecilia ParazziniClaudia CinnanteGiana IzzoGiacomo TalentiMariasavina SeverinoFrancesca OrmittiGiovanni PalumboLorenzo PinelliAmanda AntonelliLucia ManganaroSimona BoitoAndrea RossiFabio TriulziAndrea Righini
Published in: European radiology (2020)
• Foetal MRI is a valuable tool in predicting the fate of isolated upward-rotated cerebellar vermis. • A wider angle between the brainstem and vermis is associated with higher risk of persistence of vermian rotation. • The presence of ≥ 2 factors among a brainstem-to-vermis angle ≥ 23°, width of the cisterna magna ≥ 9 mm, and the presence of the "cerebellar tail sign" has a sensitivity of 84.21% (95% CI, 60.4-96.6%) and specificity of 80.8% (95% CI, 60.6-93.4%) in predicting the persistence of the vermian rotation at imaging follow-up.
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