Prediction of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Mortality in Fetuses and Neonates with Vein of Galen Malformation [CLINICAL]

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:
Vein of Galen malformation (VOGM) is a rare fetal arteriovenous shunt with presentations ranging from asymptomatic in infancy to high-output cardiac failure and death. Prenatal percutaneous embolization is being explored in fetuses predicted to be at elevated risk of death in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability of previously reported measurements and identify any novel imaging markers predictive of NICU mortal…

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