3D power Doppler in the evaluation of abnormally invasive placenta
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Giuseppe Calì
Abstract
The anomalies in placental insertion and invasion, such as placenta previa and the various forms of abnormally invasive placenta, are today a rising obstetric pathology. Two-dimensional (2D) ultrasonography is the gold standard in the diagnosis of abnormally invasive placenta (AIP), but the important feto-maternal impact of this pathology suggests the opportunity to employ all the available diagnostic techniques, such as three-dimensional (3D) power Doppler. This technique allows acquiring multiplanar images on coronal, axial and sagittal planes and with a rotational technique, it permits visualizing the placenta-bladder interface more accurately. Consequently, it allows a better study of the degree of bladder invasion, which is information that has a great impact on the subsequent counseling and management. Thus, 3D power Doppler represents an important technique complementary to 2D ultrasound in the diagnosis of AIP. The aim of this paper is to illustrate the possible applications of this procedure, referring to the main literature data.
Author’s statement
Conflict of interest: Authors state no conflict of interest.
Material and methods: Informed consent: Informed consent has been obtained from all individuals included in this study.
Ethical approval: The research related to human subject use has complied with all the relevant national regulations, and institutional policies, and is in accordance with the tenets of the Helsinki Declaration, and has been approved by the authors’ institutional review board or equivalent committee.
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- Frontmatter
- Editorial
- 3D/4D Sonography
- Advantages of 3D ultrasound in the assessment of fetal abnormalities
- Diagnosis of fetal syndromes by three- and four-dimensional ultrasound: is there any improvement?
- Three-dimensional ultrasound for prenatal assessment of conjoined twins: additional advantages?
- Three dimensional power Doppler of the placenta and its clinical applications
- 3D power Doppler in the evaluation of abnormally invasive placenta
- 4D assessment of fetal brain function in diabetic patients
- Multicentric studies of the fetal neurobehavior by KANET test
- Fetal face as important indicator of fetal brain function
- 4D ultrasound study of fetal movement early in the second trimester of pregnancy
- Preimplantation 3D ultrasound: current uses and challenges
- 3D and 4D studies from human reproduction to perinatal medicine
- Congress Calendar
- Congress Calendar
