A Feasibility Study of Virtopsy With Tissue Sampling in Besancon University Hospital
VIRTOPSY+
VIRTOPSY+
Sponsor study identifier
observational
26
1 country
1
Study Start
February 28, 2019
Actual (reported)Primary Completion
March 6, 2020
Actual (reported)Study Completion
March 6, 2020
Actual (reported)The aim of this project is to assess the feasibility of a new local post mortem procedure at Besançon University Hospital : Virtopsy+, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with tissue sampling of the fetus and newborns.
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March 6, 2020
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Dates and qualifiers reported by the registry. Estimated dates do not confirm that a milestone has occurred.
February 28, 2019
Actual (reported)March 14, 2019
Actual (reported)March 18, 2019
Actual (reported)March 6, 2020
Actual (reported)March 6, 2020
Actual (reported)Number of virtopsy made completely
Number of virtopsy made completely (from death until clinical report).
month 12
* stillbirth and fetal deaths over 21 weeks of gestation * termination of pregnancy over 21 weeks of gestation * neonatal death
CHU Besancon
Besançon, 25030, France
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Brookes JA, Hall-Craggs MA, Sams VR, Lees WR. Non-invasive perinatal necropsy by magnetic resonance imaging. Lancet. 1996 Oct 26;348(9035):1139-41. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)02287-8.
Marion AUBER LENOIR, MD
CHU Besançon
26 participants (actual enrollment reported by the registry).
First Submitted
March 14, 2019
First Posted
March 18, 2019
Study Start
February 28, 2019
Actual (reported)Comparison of Surgical Versus Medical Termination of Pregnancy Between 13-20 Weeks of Gestation in Ethiopia
Use of Ultiva ® Associated With Xylocaine ® in the Procedures of Feticide
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Breeze AC, Jessop FA, Set PA, Whitehead AL, Cross JJ, Lomas DJ, Hackett GA, Joubert I, Lees CC. Minimally-invasive fetal autopsy using magnetic resonance imaging and percutaneous organ biopsies: clinical value and comparison to conventional autopsy. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Mar;37(3):317-23. doi: 10.1002/uog.8844.
Kang X, Cannie MM, Arthurs OJ, Segers V, Fourneau C, Bevilacqua E, Cos Sanchez T, Sebire NJ, Jani JC. Post-mortem whole-body magnetic resonance imaging of human fetuses: a comparison of 3-T vs. 1.5-T MR imaging with classical autopsy. Eur Radiol. 2017 Aug;27(8):3542-3553. doi: 10.1007/s00330-016-4725-4. Epub 2017 Jan 23.
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Griffiths PD, Paley MN, Whitby EH. Post-mortem MRI as an adjunct to fetal or neonatal autopsy. Lancet. 2005 Apr 2-8;365(9466):1271-3. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)74816-9.
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.
Woodward PJ, Sohaey R, Harris DP, Jackson GM, Klatt EC, Alexander AL, Kennedy A. Postmortem fetal MR imaging: comparison with findings at autopsy. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1997 Jan;168(1):41-6. doi: 10.2214/ajr.168.1.8976917.
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.
D'Hondt A, Cassart M, De Maubeuge R, Soto Ares G, Rommens J, Avni EF. Postmortem fetal magnetic resonance imaging: where do we stand? Insights Imaging. 2018 Aug;9(4):591-598. doi: 10.1007/s13244-018-0627-0. Epub 2018 Jun 4.
Primary Completion
March 6, 2020
Actual (reported)Study Completion
March 6, 2020
Actual (reported)Last Updated
October 5, 2020
Record last verified: 2020-10
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