Early Prediction of Periventricular Leukomalacia Using Quantitative Texture Analysis of Serial Cranial Ultrasound Scans in Very Preterm Infants

Hye Na Jung, Sang-Il Suh, Arim Park, Gun ha Kim, Inseon Ryoo

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    Abstract

    We compared texture parameters of serial cranial ultrasound (cUS) images of periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) and normal periventricular echogenicity (PVE) in very preterm infants and evaluated the early predictive values of texture analysis (TA) for PVL. Ten individuals with PVL and 10 control individuals with PVE assessed with an initial cUS within 1 wk of birth and follow-up cUS at 2–3 and 4–6 wk of life were included. TA was performed on the region of interest of PVE at the parieto-occipital area on serial cUS. Opposite changes in variance were obtained between the first two cUS sessions in both groups (p = 0.017 in PVL and p = 0.005 in PVE). The variance-to-mean ratio (VMR) between the second and first cUS sessions differed (p = 0.016) and reliably stratified the groups (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve: 0.820, 95% confidence interval: 0.587–1.000, sensitivity: 100%, specificity: 60%). TA of serial cUS helps to predict PVL within 3 wk of life.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalUltrasound in Medicine and Biology
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019 Jan 1

    Keywords

    • Index of dispersion
    • Periventricular leukomalacia
    • Preterm infant
    • Quantitative texture analysis
    • Serial cranial ultrasound
    • Variance

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
    • Biophysics
    • Acoustics and Ultrasonics

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