OP23.03: Consequences of continued reporting of fetal echogenic intracardiac foci (EIF) and choroid plexus cysts (CPC) | Zendy

Prentice G. | Zendy; Welsh A.W. | Zendy; Howat A. | Zendy; Ross D. | Zendy; Henry A. | Zendy

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OP23.03: Consequences of continued reporting of fetal echogenic intracardiac foci (EIF) and choroid plexus cysts (CPC)

Author(s) -

Prentice G.,

Welsh A.W.,

Howat A.,

Ross D.,

Henry A.

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.202

H-Index - 141

eISSN - 1469-0705

pISSN - 0960-7692

DOI - 10.1002/uog.19606

Subject(s) - medicine , choroid plexus , intracardiac injection , echogenicity , fetus , anatomy , pathology , radiology , ultrasound , surgery , pregnancy , genetics , biology , central nervous system

Methods Retrospective audit of women referred to the genetic and maternal fetal medicine (MFM) departments at 2 metropolitan Australian hospitals after CPC and/or EIF was reported from Jan 2006 – Dec 2016. Results – Referrals for CPC/EIF • 0.35-5% of pregnancies at the 2 hospitals • 102/208 (49%) referrals were for isolated CPC and/or EIF in low-risk women • No difference in proportion of low risk women referred over time despite advances in screening

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