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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
400 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2007-03-31
2011-09-30
Brief Summary
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This will be achieved by acquiring a database of whole-body, post-mortem MR images in approximately 400 fetuses, infants and children, over a 3 years period. Images will be acquired on a dedicated 1.5T research MR scanner. MR images will be reported by an expert group of paediatric radiologists, and compared, in a blinded fashion, with reports from conventional autopsy performed by expert perinatal and paediatric pathologists. Importantly, the post-mortem information will be assessed with reference to the needs of the parents, referring clinicians and HM Coroners. The detection of central nervous system abnormalities will be assessed separately.
The study will be performed across two sites: A dedicated children's hospital (Great Ormond Street Hospital) and a teaching hospital, with large obstetric, fetal and neonatal departments (University College London Hospital), which are linked academically by University College London.
Co-ordination of the project will be managed by a steering committee, which will ensure accurate collation and comparison of the data.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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COHORT
PROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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Fetuses
Still birth and Termination of pregnancies
No interventions assigned to this group
Children
Includes Newborns, Infants and Children
No interventions assigned to this group
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
OTHER
University College London Hospitals
OTHER
Thayyil, Sudhin
INDIV
Responsible Party
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Sudhin Thayyil
Consultant Neonatologist
Principal Investigators
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Andrew M Taylor, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust
Locations
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Great Ormond Street Hospital
London, , United Kingdom
University College Hospital
London, , United Kingdom
Countries
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References
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Sebire NJ, Weber MA, Thayyil S, Mushtaq I, Taylor A, Chitty LS. Minimally invasive perinatal autopsies using magnetic resonance imaging and endoscopic postmortem examination ("keyhole autopsy"): feasibility and initial experience. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 May;25(5):513-8. doi: 10.3109/14767058.2011.601368. Epub 2011 Aug 10.
Thayyil S, De Vita E, Sebire NJ, Bainbridge A, Thomas D, Gunny R, Chong K, Lythgoe MF, Golay X, Robertson NJ, Cady EB, Taylor AM. Post-mortem cerebral magnetic resonance imaging T1 and T2 in fetuses, newborns and infants. Eur J Radiol. 2012 Mar;81(3):e232-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.01.105. Epub 2011 Feb 23.
Thayyil S, Chitty LS, Robertson NJ, Taylor AM, Sebire NJ. Minimally invasive fetal postmortem examination using magnetic resonance imaging and computerised tomography: current evidence and practical issues. Prenat Diagn. 2010 Aug;30(8):713-8. doi: 10.1002/pd.2534.
Thayyil S. Less invasive autopsy: an evidenced based approach. Arch Dis Child. 2011 Jul;96(7):681-7. doi: 10.1136/adc.2009.165704. Epub 2010 Jun 1.
Thayyil S, Chandrasekaran M, Chitty LS, Wade A, Skordis-Worrall J, Bennett-Britton I, Cohen M, Withby E, Sebire NJ, Robertson NJ, Taylor AM. Diagnostic accuracy of post-mortem magnetic resonance imaging in fetuses, children and adults: a systematic review. Eur J Radiol. 2010 Jul;75(1):e142-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.10.007. Epub 2009 Nov 11.
Thayyil S, Cleary JO, Sebire NJ, Scott RJ, Chong K, Gunny R, Owens CM, Olsen OE, Offiah AC, Parks HG, Chitty LS, Price AN, Yousry TA, Robertson NJ, Lythgoe MF, Taylor AM. Post-mortem examination of human fetuses: a comparison of whole-body high-field MRI at 9.4 T with conventional MRI and invasive autopsy. Lancet. 2009 Aug 8;374(9688):467-75. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60913-2.
Thayyil S, Robertson NJ, Scales A, Weber MA, Jacques TS, Sebire NJ, Taylor AM; MaRIAS (Magnetic Resonance Imaging Autopsy Study) Collaborative Group. Prospective parental consent for autopsy research following sudden unexpected childhood deaths: a successful model. Arch Dis Child. 2009 May;94(5):354-8. doi: 10.1136/adc.2008.150904. Epub 2009 Mar 12.
Thayyil S, Schievano S, Robertson NJ, Jones R, Chitty LS, Sebire NJ, Taylor AM; MaRIAS (Magnetic Resonance Imaging Autopsy Study) Collaborative group. A semi-automated method for non-invasive internal organ weight estimation by post-mortem magnetic resonance imaging in fetuses, newborns and children. Eur J Radiol. 2009 Nov;72(2):321-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.07.013. Epub 2008 Sep 2.
Thayyil S, Robertson NJ, Scales A, Sebire NJ, Taylor AM. Parental consent for research and sudden infant death. Lancet. 2008 Aug 30;372(9640):715. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61298-2. No abstract available.
Schievano S, Sebire NJ, Robertson NJ, Taylor AM, Thayyil S. Reconstruction of fetal and infant anatomy using rapid prototyping of post-mortem MR images. Insights Imaging. 2010 Sep;1(4):281-286. doi: 10.1007/s13244-010-0028-5. Epub 2010 Jun 19.
Arthurs OJ, Thayyil S, Pauliah SS, Jacques TS, Chong WK, Gunny R, Saunders D, Addison S, Lally P, Cady E, Jones R, Norman W, Scott R, Robertson NJ, Wade A, Chitty L, Taylor AM, Sebire NJ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging Autopsy Study (MaRIAS) Collaborative Group. Diagnostic accuracy and limitations of post-mortem MRI for neurological abnormalities in fetuses and children. Clin Radiol. 2015 Aug;70(8):872-80. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2015.04.008. Epub 2015 Jun 6.
Arthurs OJ, Thayyil S, Addison S, Wade A, Jones R, Norman W, Scott R, Robertson NJ, Chitty LS, Taylor AM, Sebire NJ, Offiah AC; Magnetic Resonance Imaging Autopsy Study (MaRIAS) Collaborative Group. Diagnostic accuracy of postmortem MRI for musculoskeletal abnormalities in fetuses and children. Prenat Diagn. 2014 Dec;34(13):1254-61. doi: 10.1002/pd.4460. Epub 2014 Aug 6.
Taylor AM, Sebire NJ, Ashworth MT, Schievano S, Scott RJ, Wade A, Chitty LS, Robertson N, Thayyil S; Magnetic Resonance Imaging Autopsy Study Collaborative Group. Postmortem cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in fetuses and children: a masked comparison study with conventional autopsy. Circulation. 2014 May 13;129(19):1937-44. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.005641. Epub 2014 Mar 19.
Thayyil S, Sebire NJ, Chitty LS, Wade A, Olsen O, Gunny RS, Offiah A, Saunders DE, Owens CM, Chong WK, Robertson NJ, Taylor AM. Post mortem magnetic resonance imaging in the fetus, infant and child: a comparative study with conventional autopsy (MaRIAS Protocol). BMC Pediatr. 2011 Dec 22;11:120. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-11-120.
Other Identifiers
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MR07
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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