Abstract:Objective To explore the relationship between the 2D quantitative measurements of the sagittal lumbar spine and gestational age (GA) during middle and late fetal pregnancy on the basis of true fast imaging with steady-state precession (FISP) images of 3.0 T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Methods The cross-sectional study was conducted. This study used the imaging data of 59 pregnant women who underwent MRI examinations at the Affiliated Taian City Central Hospital of Qingdao University from January 2020 to April 2023. The women were aged 19-41 (29.8±5.1) years, and GA was 26+1-39+2 (32.7±3.7) weeks. The fetus was examined using a 3.0 T magnetic resonance scanner, and true FISP images were collected. The 2D sagittal position with the long axis of the lumbar spine on the true FISP images was measured (total length of lumbar spine, the superior-inferior and anteroposterior diameters of the ossification centers of the L1 and L3 vertebrae). The correlation between the 2D quantitative indexes of the fetal lumbar spine measurement index and GA was analyzed, and linear regression analysis was performed to obtain the corresponding regression equation for the growth kinetics of the lumbar spine. Results Among the 59 cases, a positive correlation was observed between GA and the length of the fetal lumbar spine and the superior-inferior and anteroposterior diameters of the ossification centers of the L1 and L3 vertebrae. The differences were statistically significant (r = 0.79-0.95, all P values < 0.001). The length of the fetal lumbar spine and the superior-inferior and anteroposterior diameters of the ossification centers of the L1 and L3 vertebrae exhibited linear growth with increasing GA. The linear regression equations were as follows: Ŷtotal length of lumbar spine = -0.153 + 0.141 XGA, (R2 = 0.90, P < 0.001); Ŷsuperior-inferior diameters of L1 =-0.226 + 0.023 XGA, (R2 = 0.77, P < 0.001); Ŷsuperior-inferior diameters of L3 = -0.264 + 0.025 XGA, (R2 = 0.80, P < 0.001); Ŷoposterior diameters of L1 = -0.284 + 0.029 XGA, (R2 = 0.63, P < 0.001); and Ŷanteroposterior diameters of L3 = -0.274 + 0.030 XGA, (R2 = 0.63, P < 0.001). Conclusion On the basis of 3.0 T true FISP MRI, the 2D quantitative measurements on the sagittal lumbar spine are positively correlated with GA during middle and late fetal pregnancy. The growth dynamics characteristics fit a linear regression model, which can provide reference for the prenatal assessment of fetal lumbar spine development.
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