Ultrasonographic examination of the maturational effect of maternal vitamin D use on fetal clavicle bone development
Abstract Aim This study aimed to evaluate the effect of maternal vitamin D use during intrauterine life on fetal bone development using ultrasonographic image processing techniques. Materials and methods We evaluated 52 pregnant women receiving vitamin D supplementation and 50 who refused vitamin D...
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| author | Fatma Ozdemir Banu Acmaz Fatma Latifoglu Sabahattin Muhtaroglu Nefise Tanrıdan Okcu Gokhan Acmaz Iptisam Ipek Muderris |
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| description | Abstract Aim This study aimed to evaluate the effect of maternal vitamin D use during intrauterine life on fetal bone development using ultrasonographic image processing techniques. Materials and methods We evaluated 52 pregnant women receiving vitamin D supplementation and 50 who refused vitamin D supplementation. Ultrasonographic imaging was performed on the fetal clavicle at 37–40 weeks of gestation. The fetal clavicle images were compared with adult male clavicle images. The texture features obtained from these images were used for analysis. Results No difference was observed in bone formation and destruction markers between the two groups. However, the texture analysis of ultrasonographic images revealed similarities in the characteristics of fetal clavicles in pregnant women receiving vitamin D supplementation and those of adult male clavicles. Conclusions Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy has significant positive effects on fetal bone maturation besides contributing to maternal bone health. Texture feature analyses using ultrasonographic images successfully demonstrated fetal bone maturation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7cb0966994f0422ba5dbe895ef3104cd2025-01-19T12:43:24ZengBMCBMC Medical Imaging1471-23422025-01-0125111110.1186/s12880-025-01558-8Ultrasonographic examination of the maturational effect of maternal vitamin D use on fetal clavicle bone developmentFatma Ozdemir0Banu Acmaz1Fatma Latifoglu2Sabahattin Muhtaroglu3Nefise Tanrıdan Okcu4Gokhan Acmaz5Iptisam Ipek Muderris6Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Erciyes UniversityDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kayseri City HospitalFaculty of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Erciyes UniversityFaculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Erciyes UniversityDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Adana City HospitalFaculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Erciyes UniversityFaculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Erciyes UniversityAbstract Aim This study aimed to evaluate the effect of maternal vitamin D use during intrauterine life on fetal bone development using ultrasonographic image processing techniques. Materials and methods We evaluated 52 pregnant women receiving vitamin D supplementation and 50 who refused vitamin D supplementation. Ultrasonographic imaging was performed on the fetal clavicle at 37–40 weeks of gestation. The fetal clavicle images were compared with adult male clavicle images. The texture features obtained from these images were used for analysis. Results No difference was observed in bone formation and destruction markers between the two groups. However, the texture analysis of ultrasonographic images revealed similarities in the characteristics of fetal clavicles in pregnant women receiving vitamin D supplementation and those of adult male clavicles. Conclusions Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy has significant positive effects on fetal bone maturation besides contributing to maternal bone health. Texture feature analyses using ultrasonographic images successfully demonstrated fetal bone maturation.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12880-025-01558-8Fetal clavicleFetal clavicle ultrasonographyImage processingVitamin D |
| spellingShingle | Fatma Ozdemir Banu Acmaz Fatma Latifoglu Sabahattin Muhtaroglu Nefise Tanrıdan Okcu Gokhan Acmaz Iptisam Ipek Muderris Ultrasonographic examination of the maturational effect of maternal vitamin D use on fetal clavicle bone development BMC Medical Imaging Fetal clavicle Fetal clavicle ultrasonography Image processing Vitamin D |
| title | Ultrasonographic examination of the maturational effect of maternal vitamin D use on fetal clavicle bone development |
| title_full | Ultrasonographic examination of the maturational effect of maternal vitamin D use on fetal clavicle bone development |
| title_fullStr | Ultrasonographic examination of the maturational effect of maternal vitamin D use on fetal clavicle bone development |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ultrasonographic examination of the maturational effect of maternal vitamin D use on fetal clavicle bone development |
| title_short | Ultrasonographic examination of the maturational effect of maternal vitamin D use on fetal clavicle bone development |
| title_sort | ultrasonographic examination of the maturational effect of maternal vitamin d use on fetal clavicle bone development |
| topic | Fetal clavicle Fetal clavicle ultrasonography Image processing Vitamin D |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12880-025-01558-8 |
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