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What Does The Following Ultrasound Report Indicate?
Hello Ma am, I have done second level ultrasound of my wife ( in pregnancy 7 month completed) and report says that Liquer AMNI Adequate range is [AFI 15.38 cm with mild dilated lateral ventricle up 12.60 mm & 11.23 mm. What is this? Shall it create proble or normal thing? Please suggest. Thanks P Mishra
Fri, 17 Jul 2015
The AFI level is nomal indicating sufficient amniotic fluid. But there is mild lateral ventriculomegaly present as suggested by this report.
mild fetal ventriculomegaly: lateral ventricular diameter between 10-12 mm
moderate fetal ventriculomegaly: 12.1-15 mm
severe fetal ventriculomegaly (also sometimes classified as fetal hydrocephalus): lateral ventricular diameter >15 mm
So the current level suggests mild ventriculomegaly.
Even when noted without an associated structural anomaly, mild fetal ventriculomegaly is often considered a soft antenatal marker for underlying chromosomal anomalies. Therefore a careful search for other sonographic abnormalities is recommended.
Careful ultrasound evaluation of the posterior fossa is also critical to look for a potential cause of obstructive hydrocephalus.
Borderline to mild prenatally detected ventriculomegaly, without additional abnormalities or an abnormal karyotype, the majority of children have been to reported to have a normal development.
mild fetal ventriculomegaly: lateral ventricular diameter between 10-12 mm
moderate fetal ventriculomegaly: 12.1-15 mm
severe fetal ventriculomegaly (also sometimes classified as fetal hydrocephalus): lateral ventricular diameter >15 mm
So the current level suggests mild ventriculomegaly.
Even when noted without an associated structural anomaly, mild fetal ventriculomegaly is often considered a soft antenatal marker for underlying chromosomal anomalies. Therefore a careful search for other sonographic abnormalities is recommended.
Careful ultrasound evaluation of the posterior fossa is also critical to look for a potential cause of obstructive hydrocephalus.
Borderline to mild prenatally detected ventriculomegaly, without additional abnormalities or an abnormal karyotype, the majority of children have been to reported to have a normal development.
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