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Chinese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics(Electronic Edition) ›› 2023, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (03): 256 -260. doi: 10.3877/cma.j.issn.1673-5250.2023.03.002

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Current research status of ultrasound elastography on evaluation of fetal growth restriction

Yuting Wei, Hong Luo()   

  1. Department of Ultrasound, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
  • Received:2022-09-30 Revised:2023-03-03 Published:2023-06-01
  • Corresponding author: Hong Luo
  • Supported by:
    National Key Research and Development Plan Project(2017YFC0113905)

Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is a common complication of pregnancy, It is usually defined as estimated fetal weight below the 10th percentile of normal fetal weight of the same gestational age. Uterine placental hypoperfusion and fetal malnutrition are common pathogenesis of FGR. Precise identification of FGR with abnormal placental function is of great significance for improving fetal prognosis. Ultrasound elastography (USE) can obtain information of placental stiffness, which can be used as a complementary imaging evaluation of FGR by two-dimensional ultrasound and Doppler ultrasound measurement. It has been confirmed that placenta stiffness had correlation with the fetal birth weight. USE has the characteristics of non-invasive, rapid and repeatable, and is expected to become a new method for evaluating FGR and fetal prognosis. This article reviews the latest research status of technical fundamentals of USE and its evaluation on FGR.

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