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July 4, 2011Ultrasound in Obstetrics and GynecologyOpen Access

Fetal left modified myocardial performance index: technical refinements in obtaining pulsed‐Doppler waveforms

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Why the study?

Do refined machine settings improve the repeatability of fetal left modified myocardial performance index measurements in normal fetuses?

Population

157 morphologically normal fetuses at 19-36 weeks' gestation

Comparison

Refined machine settings vs Previously published technique and settings

Design

Cohort

Authors

NMNeama MerikiKing Saud UniversityAIA. IzurietaRoyal Hospital for WomenAWAlec WelshRoyal Hospital for Women

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Implication

Supports testing optimized settings for fetal MPI repeatability; leaves open effects on clinical outcomes pending prospective validation.

Structured PICO

Do refined machine settings improve the repeatability of fetal left modified myocardial performance index measurements in normal fetuses?

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Population
157 morphologically normal fetuses at 19-36 weeks' gestation
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Intervention
Refined machine settings (wall motion filter 300 Hz or 500 Hz, angle of insonation <15°, avoiding Doppler aliasing, and selection of specific phase of valve clicks)
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Comparator
Previously published technique and settings (baseline cohort)
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Outcome
Repeatability of measurement of the fetal left modified myocardial performance index (Mod-MPI) assessed by intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC)surrogate

Refining ultrasound machine settings significantly improves the repeatability of fetal left modified myocardial performance index measurements, highlighting the need for standardized measurement protocols.

Cite This Study

Meriki et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a702ea426a7f98052dcb050https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.9090
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