Characterization of Fetal Lung With Quantitative Ultrasound

Description

The purpose of the study is to show if it's possible to use a special kind of ultrasound called backscatter quantitative ultrasound (bQUS) to check on a baby's lungs when the mother is 36 weeks pregnant. 12 participants will be on study for a single 30 minute ultrasound between 32 and 36 weeks of pregnancy.

Conditions

Respiratory Complication, Fetal Lung Imaging

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The purpose of the study is to show if it's possible to use a special kind of ultrasound called backscatter quantitative ultrasound (bQUS) to check on a baby's lungs when the mother is 36 weeks pregnant. 12 participants will be on study for a single 30 minute ultrasound between 32 and 36 weeks of pregnancy.

Characterization of Fetal Lung With Quantitative Ultrasound

Characterization of Fetal Lung With Quantitative Ultrasound

Condition
Respiratory Complication
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Madison

Meriter Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53715

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Pregnant females ages 18 to 45 years old with singleton pregnancy, live fetus, gestational age between 32.1 and 36.7 weeks, not in labor, scheduled for routine ultrasound growth evaluation.
  • * Gestational age determined by the date of the last menses, and confirmed by measurement of the crown-rump-length on transabdominal ultrasound.
  • * Subjects unable to consent.
  • * Active Labor
  • * Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
  • * Fetal growth restriction
  • * Fetal malformations
  • * Prescription of corticosteroids prior to ultrasound evaluation
  • * Pre-gestation or gestational diabetes mellitus
  • * Multiple pregnancy
  • * Low English proficiency, needing an interpreter

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 45 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Wisconsin, Madison,

J. Igor Iruretagoyena, MD, MS, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, UW School of Medicine and Public Health

Study Record Dates

2025-11