Association of brain metabolism with sulcation and corpus callosum development assessed by MRI in late-onset small fetuses - 04/03/15
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Abstract |
Objective |
We sought to determine the relationship between fetal brain metabolism and microstructure expressed by brain sulcation, and corpus callosum (CC) development assessed by fetal brain magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and proton MR spectroscopy (1H-MRS).
Study design |
A total of 119 fetuses, 64 that were small for gestational age (estimated fetal weight <10th centile and normal umbilical artery Doppler) and 55 controls underwent a 3T MR imaging/1H-MRS exam at 37 weeks. Anatomical T2-weighted images were obtained in the 3 orthogonal planes and long echo time (TE) 1H-MRS acquired from the frontal lobe. Head biometrics, cortical fissure depths (insula, Sylvian, parietooccipital, cingulate, and calcarine), and CC area and biometries were blindly performed by manual and semiautomated delineation using Analyze software and corrected creating ratios for biparietal diameter and frontooccipital diameter, respectively, for group comparison. Spectroscopic data were processed using LCModel software and analyzed as metabolic ratios of N-acetylaspartate (NAA) to choline (Cho), Cho to creatine (Cr), and myo-inositol (Ino) to Cho. Differences between cases and controls were assessed. To test for the association between metabolic ratios and microstructural parameters, bivariate correlation analyses were performed.
Results |
Spectroscopic findings showed decreased NAA/Cho and increased Cho/Cr ratios in small fetuses. They also presented smaller head biometrics, shorter and smaller CC, and greater insular and cingulate depths. Frontal lobe NAA/Cho significantly correlated with biparietal diameter (r = 0.268; P = .021), head circumference (r = 0.259; P = .026), CC length (r = 0.265; P = .026), CC area (r = 0.317; P = .007), and the area of 6 from the 7 CC subdivisions. It did not correlate with any of the cortical sulcation parameters evaluated. None of the other metabolic ratios presented significant correlations with cortical development or CC parameters.
Conclusion |
Frontal lobe NAA/Cho levels–which are considered a surrogate marker of neuronal activity–show a strong association with CC development. These results suggest that both metabolic and callosal alterations may be part of the same process of impaired brain development associated with intrauterine growth restriction.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key words : fetal brain metabolism, fetal magnetic resonance imaging, intrauterine growth restriction, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, small for gestational age
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This work was supported by grants from the Cerebra Foundation for the Brain Injured Child, Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom; the Thrasher Research Fund, Salt Lake City, UT; and Obra Social “La Caixa” and Fundacion Dexeus, Barcelona, Spain. M.S.C. was supported by a Rio Hortega postdoctoral fellowship, Spain (CM10/00222). |
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The authors report no conflict of interest. |
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Cite this article as: Sanz-Cortes M, Egaña-Ugrinovic G, Simoes RV, et al. Association of brain metabolism with sulcation and corpus callosum development assessed by MRI in late-onset small fetuses. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2015;212:x.ex-x.ex. |
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