Deep learning for estimation of fetal weight throughout the pregnancy from fetal abdominal ultrasound.

Journal: American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM
PMID: 37821009

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Fetal weight is currently estimated from fetal biometry parameters using heuristic mathematical formulas. Fetal biometry requires measurements of the fetal head, abdomen, and femur. However, this examination is prone to inter- and intraobserver variability because of factors, such as the experience of the operator, image quality, maternal characteristics, or fetal movements. Our study tested the hypothesis that a deep learning method can estimate fetal weight based on a video scan of the fetal abdomen and gestational age with similar performance to the full biometry-based estimations provided by clinical experts.

Authors

  • Szymon S Płotka
    Sano Centre for Computational Medicine, Cracow, Poland (Messrs Płotka and Grzeszczyk); Informatics Institute, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Mr Płotka and Drs Išgum and Sánchez); Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Mr Płotka and Drs Išgum and Sánchez).
  • Michal K Grzeszczyk
    Sano Centre for Computational Medicine, Cracow, Poland (Messrs Płotka and Grzeszczyk).
  • Paula I Szenejko
    First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland (Drs Szenejko and Lipa); Doctoral School of Translational Medicine, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland (Dr Szenejko).
  • Kinga Żebrowska
    Department of Obstetrics, Perinatology, and Neonatology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland (Drs Żebrowska, Szymecka-Samaha, Kosińska-Kaczyńska, and Brawura-Biskupski-Samaha).
  • Natalia A Szymecka-Samaha
    Department of Obstetrics, Perinatology, and Neonatology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland (Drs Żebrowska, Szymecka-Samaha, Kosińska-Kaczyńska, and Brawura-Biskupski-Samaha).
  • Tomasz Łęgowik
    Radom Cancer Center, Radom, Poland (Dr Łęgowik).
  • Michał A Lipa
    First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland (Drs Szenejko and Lipa).
  • Katarzyna Kosińska-Kaczyńska
    Department of Obstetrics, Perinatology, and Neonatology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland (Drs Żebrowska, Szymecka-Samaha, Kosińska-Kaczyńska, and Brawura-Biskupski-Samaha).
  • Robert Brawura-Biskupski-Samaha
    Department of Obstetrics, Perinatology, and Neonatology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland (Drs Żebrowska, Szymecka-Samaha, Kosińska-Kaczyńska, and Brawura-Biskupski-Samaha).
  • Ivana Išgum
    Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • Clara I Sanchez
  • Arkadiusz Sitek

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