• Cerebroplacental ratio in predicting adverse perinatal outcome: a meta-analysis of individual participant data 

      Vollgraff Heidweiller-Schreurs, Heidweiller-Schreurs; van Osch, Osch; Heymans, Martijn W.; Ganzevoort, Wessel; Schoonmade, L.J.; Bax, C.J.; Mol, Ben W.; de Groot, Christianne J.M.; Bossuyt, Patrick M.M.; de Boer, Boer; Khalil, Asma; Thilaganathan, Basky; Turan, Ozhan M; Crimmins, Sarah; Harman, Chris; Shannon, Alisson M; Kumar, Sailesh; Dicker, Patrick; Malone, Fergal; Tully, Elizabeth C; Unterscheider, Julia; Crippa, Isabella; Ghidini, Alessandro; Roncaglia, Nadia; Vergani, Patrizia; Bhide, Amar; D'Antonio, Francesco; Pilu, Gianluigi; Galindo, Alberto; Herraiz, Ignacio; Vázquez-Sarandeses, Alicia; Ebbing, Cathrine; Johnsen, Synnøve Lian; Karlsen, Henriette Odland (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-03)
      Objective To investigate if cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) adds to the predictive value of umbilical artery pulsatility index (UA PI) alone – standard of practice – for adverse perinatal outcome in singleton pregnancies.<p> <p>Design and setting Meta-analysis based on individual participant data (IPD).<p> <p>Population or sample Ten centres provided 17 data sets for 21 661 participants, 18 731 ...
    • Sex-specific reference ranges of cerebroplacental and umbilicocerebral ratios: A longitudinal study 

      Acharya, Ganesh; Ebbing, Cathrine; Karlsen, Henriette Odland; Kiserud, Torvid; Rasmussen, Svein (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-10)
      <p><i>Objectives - </i>The ratio of middle cerebral artery (MCA) pulsatility index (PI) to umbilical artery (UA) PI, i.e. cerebro‐placental ratio (CPR), has been suggested as a measure of fetal “brain sparing” phenomenon reflecting redistribution of fetal cardiac output as a response to placental insufficiency. Observational studies have shown that low CPR values predict increased risk of adverse ...