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Kurjak A, Spalldi Barišić L, Stanojević M, Antsaklis P, Panchal S, Honemeyer U, Moreira Neto R, Tinjić S, Vladareanu R, Esin S, Bomba-Opon D, Međedović E, Hata T. Multi-center results on the clinical use of KANET. J Perinat Med 2019; 47:897-909. [PMID: 31677378 DOI: 10.1515/jpm-2019-0281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
An extensive review of the literature on the diagnostic and clinical accuracy of Kurjak's antenatal neurodevelopmental test (KANET) and the summarized results of the multi-center study involving 10 centers revealed that four-dimensional ultrasonography (4D US) has become a powerful tool and KANET a valuable test that empowers the clinicians worldwide to evaluate the fetal behavior in a systematic way and contribute to the detection of fetuses that might be at high risk for neurological impairments and in particular cerebral palsy (CP). After 10 years of clinical use, many published papers and multi-center studies, hundreds of trained physicians and numerous tests performed all over the world, KANET has proven its value and has been showing encouraging results so far. The aim of this paper is to show the results from the studies done so far and to reveal the clinical value of the KANET. We expect that data from the larger ongoing collaborative study, the short- and long-term postnatal follow-up will continue to improve our knowledge. Ultimately, we all strive to prevent the CP disorders, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other neurological impairments and we are convinced that KANET might be helpful in the realization of this important aim.
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Affiliation(s)
- Asim Kurjak
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.,University Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- University Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.,Specialist, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Private Clinic Veritas, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Neonatal Unit, Department of OBGYN, Medical School University in Zagreb, University Hospital Sveti Duh, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Fetal and Maternal Medicine, Alexandra Maternity Hospital, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- University Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.,Dr Nagori's Institute for Infertility and IVF, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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- Clinical Ultrasound and Fetal Medicine Unit - Ecomoinhos, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- University Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.,Department of Infertility and IVF, Polyclinic "Korak do Života", Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UMF Carol Davila, Elias Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- Baskent University, Perinatal Medicine Center, Ankara, Turkey
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- 1st Department of OBGYN, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Perinatology and Gynecology, Kagawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Kagawa, Japan
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
Many investigations led to the conclusion that fetal behavioral patterns directly reflect developmental and maturational processes of fetal central nervous system (CNS), and may make possible to distinguish between normal and abnormal brain development as well as prenatal diagnosis of neurological impairment. The arrival of three- and four-dimensional ultrasound (3D/4D US) made possible to study fetal behavioral patterns. Kurjak's antenatal neurodevelopmental test (KANET) is the first prenatal test based on 3D/4D ultrasound examination of the fetus, that could be used for the evaluation and prediction of fetal neurological status. Here, we present our review of literature on KANET around the world and summarized results of this promising prenatal neurological screening test.
How to cite this article
Neto RM, Kurjak A. Recent Results of the Clinical Application of Kanet Test. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2015;9(4):420-425.
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