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MR Relative Fetal Lung Volume in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Survival and Need for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation¹

¹ From the Departments of Clinical Radiology (K.A.B., A.K.K., C.E., K.W.N.), Pediatrics (T.S.), and Obstetrics and Gynecology (R.S.), University Hospital Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor Kutzer Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany. Received June 3, 2007; revision requested August 3; revision received October 31; accepted December 21; final version accepted January 28, 2008. Address correspondence to K.A.B. (e-mail: karen.buesing@rad.ma.uni-heidelberg.de).

Purpose: To retrospectively evaluate the accuracy of the absolute fetal lung volume (FLV) measured at magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and seven formulas for calculating relative FLV to predict neonatal survival and the need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in fetuses with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH).

Materials and Methods: This retrospective study was approved by the research ethics committee, and informed consent was received from all mothers for previous prospective studies. In total, 68 fetuses with CDH were assessed by using MR image FLV measurement within 23–39 weeks gestation. The relative FLV was expressed as a percentage of the predicted lung volume calculated with biometric parameters according to seven formulas previously described in the literature. Applying the area under the curve (AUC), the various relative FLVs and the absolute FLV were investigated for their prognostic accuracy to predict neonatal survival and the need for ECMO therapy.

Results: All relative FLVs and the absolute FLV revealed a significant difference in mean lung volume between neonates who survived and neonates who did not survive (P = .001 to P < .001) and measurement accuracy was excellent for each method (AUC, 0.800–0.900). For predicting neonatal ECMO requirement, differences in FLVs were smaller but still significant (P = .05 to <.009) and measurement accuracy was acceptable throughout (AUC, 0.653–0.739).

Conclusion: The various relative FLVs and the absolute FLV measured at MR planimetry are each highly valuable in predicting survival in fetuses with CDH. For predicting whether neonatal ECMO therapy is required, the accuracy of the absolute FLV (AUC, 0.68) and that of the relative FLVs (AUC, 0.653–0.739) was acceptable.

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MR Lung Volume in Fetal Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Logistic Regression Analysis—Mortality and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

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