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Understanding Poor Fetal Growth: How Advanced MRI Scans of the Placenta Compare to Doppler Ultrasound

Comparison of MRI Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) of placenta with doppler ultrasound indices in diagnostic evaluation of Intrauterine Growth Restriction(IUGR) : A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/09/094535
Enrollment
60
Registered
2025-09-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-01

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O09-O09- Supervision of high risk pregnancy

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Dr Vidushi Dhiman
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: For cases All Pregnant mothers with singleton pregnancy and estimated fetal weight less than 10th centile from standard sonographic measurements For controls All Pregnant mothers with singleton pregnancy and estimated fetal weight 10th to 90th percentile from standard sonographic measurements.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants were excluded based on the following conditions: non-placental fetal indications history of congenital infections presence of a single umbilical artery, abnormal placental adherence such as placenta accreta, increta, or percreta maternal age below 18 or above 35 years, multiple gestations, refusal to provide consent, and contraindications to MRI

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare diagnostic efficacy of MRI DWI versus Doppler Ultrasound with regard to diagnosis and severity grading of IUGR using obstetric outcome as reference standardTimepoint: at baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
â?¢To perform Doppler Ultrasound examination in cases of IUGR & determine the Doppler indices in umbilical artery, Fetal Middle Cerebral Artery, ductus venosus & B/L maternal uterine arteries â?¢To determine the numerical Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) values of placenta in all IUGR foetuses using MRI DWI technique & relevant software applications. â?¢To determine the final obstetric outcome of all enrolled study participants with regard to post-delivery birth weight & perinatal complications/morbidity.Timepoint: baseline, 4 weeks & 8 weeks.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Vidushi Dhiman

AIIMS BILASPUR

drnarvir@gmail.com7018418562

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026