TY - JOUR
T1 - Innovative approach for first-trimester fetal organ volume measurements using a Virtual Reality system
T2 - The Generation R Next Study
AU - Wiertsema, Clarissa J.
AU - Sol, Chalana N.
AU - Mulders, Annemarie G.M.G.J.
AU - Steegers, Eric A.P.
AU - Duijts, Liesbeth
AU - Gaillard, Romy
AU - Koning, Anton H.J.
AU - Jaddoe, Vincent W.V.
N1 - The Generation R Next Study was financially supported by the Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Erasmus University Rotterdam and the Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development, the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport.
PY - 2022/3
Y1 - 2022/3
N2 - Introduction: To investigate the reproducibility of first-trimester fetal organ volume measurements using three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound and a Virtual Reality system. Methods: Within a population-based prospective cohort study, 3D ultrasound datasets of 25 first-trimester fetuses were collected by three sonographers. We used the V-scope application to perform Virtual Reality volume assessments of the fetal heart, lungs, and kidneys. All measurements were performed by two independent researchers. Results: Intraobserver analyses for volume measurements of the fetal heart, lungs, and kidneys showed intraclass correlation coefficients ≥0.86, mean differences ≤8.3%, and coefficients of variation ≤22.8%. Interobserver analyses showed sufficient agreement for right lung volume measurements, but consistent measurement differences between observers for left lung, heart, and kidney volume measurements (p-values <0.05). Conclusion: We observed sufficient intraobserver reproducibility, but overall suboptimal interobserver reproducibility for first-trimester fetal heart, lung, and kidney volume measurements using an innovative Virtual Reality approach. In the current stage, these measurements might be promising for the use in research settings. The reproducibility of the measurements might be further improved by novel post-processing algorithms.
AB - Introduction: To investigate the reproducibility of first-trimester fetal organ volume measurements using three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound and a Virtual Reality system. Methods: Within a population-based prospective cohort study, 3D ultrasound datasets of 25 first-trimester fetuses were collected by three sonographers. We used the V-scope application to perform Virtual Reality volume assessments of the fetal heart, lungs, and kidneys. All measurements were performed by two independent researchers. Results: Intraobserver analyses for volume measurements of the fetal heart, lungs, and kidneys showed intraclass correlation coefficients ≥0.86, mean differences ≤8.3%, and coefficients of variation ≤22.8%. Interobserver analyses showed sufficient agreement for right lung volume measurements, but consistent measurement differences between observers for left lung, heart, and kidney volume measurements (p-values <0.05). Conclusion: We observed sufficient intraobserver reproducibility, but overall suboptimal interobserver reproducibility for first-trimester fetal heart, lung, and kidney volume measurements using an innovative Virtual Reality approach. In the current stage, these measurements might be promising for the use in research settings. The reproducibility of the measurements might be further improved by novel post-processing algorithms.
U2 - 10.1111/jog.15151
DO - 10.1111/jog.15151
M3 - Article
C2 - 35092330
VL - 48
SP - 599
EP - 609
JO - Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
JF - Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
SN - 1341-8076
IS - 3
ER -