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- Title
Quantitative three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasound predicts the outcome of placental chorioangioma.
- Authors
Shih, J. C.; Ko, T. L.; Lin, M. C.; Shyu, M. K.; Lee, C. N.; Hsieh, F. J.
- Abstract
The relationship of large and vascularized chorioangiomas to adverse pregnancy outcome is well recognized. We present a patient with a large placental tumor and signs of impending fetal cardiac failure. The angioarchitecture of the tumor depicted by three-dimensional (3D) power Doppler ultrasound enabled us to accurately diagnose a placental chorioangioma. During the follow-up period, quantitative flow data obtained using 3D power Doppler indicated altered hemodynamics in the tumor and concomitant improvement in the condition of the fetus, enabling us to manage the mother conservatively. Spontaneous delivery occurred at 38 weeks without any complications. This report demonstrates the potential value of 3D power Doppler in prenatal diagnosis and monitoring of pregnancies complicated by large, vascularized chorioangioma.
- Subjects
THREE-dimensional imaging; MEDICAL imaging systems; DOPPLER ultrasonography; PLACENTA tumors; FETUS; PREGNANCY complications
- Publication
Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2004, Vol 24, Issue 2, p202
- ISSN
0960-7692
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/uog.1081