TUI 3D in Diagnosis of Placenta Accreta: Comparison With Gray-scale and Color Doppler Techniques

Ain Shams University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Placenta Accreta

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02712099

TUI 3D

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential of the 3 D TUI view in diagnosis of morbidly adherent placenta in comparison to 2D grayscale, color Doppler and intraoperative findings.

Full description

• This is a prospective study which will include 50 patients who will be selected from the outpatient and inpatient obstetric Ain Shams university maternity hospital.

• All patients will undergo the following :

  1. History taking
  2. Clinical examination.
  3. For each patient, the whole placenta will be scanned in a systematic fashion using both 2D grayscale and 2D power Doppler ultrasound then displayed by 3D TUI to determine whether those patients suspected of having advanced invasive placentation.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. History of previous cesarean section or hysterotomy.
2. Placenta previa with its lower edge covering the scar of previous cesarean section
3. From 28 wks to Full term.

Exclusion criteria

1. Multiple pregnancies.
2. Medical disorder as diabetes mellitus, hypertension.
3. Obese patients. BMI > 30
4. Intrauterine growth retardation.