Introduction: The second trimester ultrasound remains an important screening tool for detecting fetal abnormalities. This pictorial guide for the second trimester ultrasound is designed to assist practitioners to produce a high quality diagnostic survey of the fetus by demonstrating and describing recommended images.
Methods: Each image is discussed in detail and has an associated drawn line diagram to aid in the identification of the important features of that image. There is a description of the salient landmarks and relevant measurements.
Result: The authors hope this article may act as a useful guide to all practitioners performing second trimester ultrasounds.
Perianal fistulas are a common and debilitating manifestation of Crohn's disease. Since the advent of biological agents, patient outcomes appear to have improved. While rates of clinical response and remission are well characterized in literature, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) outcomes remain less so. This is despite previous studies demonstrating the persistence of fistula tracts on MRI, in spite of clinical healing, suggesting radiological markers of improvement may be more accurate. The aims of this study were to systematically review the literature for all studies reporting on MRI outcomes following biological therapy and to compare rates of radiological healing to clinical remission. A search was performed according to the Preferred Reporting Items For Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. Nine articles were included, with a total sample size of 259 patients. Of these 259 patients, 47% achieved clinical remission following induction therapy and 42% following a median of 52 weeks' maintenance therapy. Out of the 259 patients, 7% achieved radiological healing in the short term and 25% in the long term. The odds ratio of MRI versus clinical healing was 0.10 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.02–0.39) and 0.43 (95% CI, 0.26–0.71), respectively, at those corresponding time points. MRI healing of perianal fistulizing Crohn's, while arguably a more accurate assessment of treatment response, is significantly less common than clinical remission. Heterogeneity exists in the definition of radiological and clinical response, leading to variation in reported rates. Further studies, directly comparing the long‐term outcomes of patients achieving clinical remission and MRI healing are required, to better inform the role of MRI follow up in clinical practice.
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