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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