Towards automated fetal brain biometry reporting for 3D T2w 0.55-3T MRI at 19-40 weeks gestational age range
Motivation: Previous published work has focused on technical feasibility of automated fetal brain biometry methods. Enabling reliable automated biometry directly during MRI examinations could greatly add to clinical utility. Goal(s): To automate fetal brain biometry measurements and centile calculations from 3D motion-corrected T2w MRI. Approach: Automated extraction of fetal brain biometry measurements using deep learning localisation of anatomical landmarks. Results: Our study automates 11 routinely reported fetal brain measurements trained on a large cohort of control subjects, across a wide range of gestational ages, field strengths and scanning parameters. Impact: The benefits of automating the time-consuming manual biometry method include improved diagnostic accuracy, confidence and reliability of derived measurements, enabling precise quantification of fetal brain development, as well as improved workflow efficiency and turnaround time for radiology reports.
Authors
- Jacqueline Matthew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4754-0322)
- Megan Hall
- Sarah McElroy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4271-5931)
- Aysha Luis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5493-099X)
- Alena Uus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5796-2145)
- Vanessa Kyriakopoulou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9883-0314)
- Jana Hutter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3476-3500)
- Alexia Egloff Collado
- Jordina Aviles Verdera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7575-4244)
- Sophie Arulkumaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4510-1767)
- Mary Rutherford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3361-1337)
- Joseph V. Hajnal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2690-5495)
- Kathleen Colford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6501-8867)
- Lisa Story (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9328-9592)
- Sara Neves Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7520-081X)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
- Published
- 2025-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.58530/2025/3785
- Primary Topic
- Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00