Neonatal Death, Stillbirth and Fetal Death, Termination of Pregnancy
Conditions
Keywords
post mortem Magnetic Resonance Imaging, stillbirth, fetal death, neonatal death, Minimally Invasive Autopsy, Tissue samplings
Brief summary
The aim of this project is to assess the feasibility of a new local post mortem procedure at Besançon University Hospital : Virtopsy+, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with tissue sampling of the fetus and newborns.
Detailed description
Minimally invasive autopsy is an alternative for conventional autopsy including post mortem magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and tissues samplings. Because of the raise of parental refusal of autopsy, we intend to assess the local feasibility of a minimally invasive autopsy approach using post mortem MR imaging of fetuses and newborns in order to detect the major pathological abnormalities and/or to determinate the cause of death.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 1 Months
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* stillbirth and fetal deaths over 21 weeks of gestation * termination of pregnancy over 21 weeks of gestation * neonatal death * patient having read the letter of information and signed the consent.
Exclusion criteria
* legal incapacity * limited ability to consent * lack of parental consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of virtopsy made completely | month 12 | Number of virtopsy made completely (from death until clinical report). |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed