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Chapter 11 - Dynamic Morphological Assessment for Embryo Selection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2023

By
Alison Campbell
Edited by
Catherine Racowsky ,
Jacques Cohen  and
Nicholas Macklon
Catherine Racowsky
Affiliation:
Hôpital Foch, France
Jacques Cohen
Affiliation:
IVF 2.0, New York
Nicholas Macklon
Affiliation:
London Women's Clinic
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Summary

This chapter introduces the concept and practicalities of dynamic assessment of human preimplantation embryos and describes the key considerations required before implementing this technology in IVF laboratories. It offers technical and practical expert advice on the introduction of dynamic embryo assessment and how to use the resulting information and data, such as ‘Know Implantation Data’, (KID). The chapter provides an overview of the common nomenclature of time lapse imaging, annotation and the possible subsequent derivation of algorithms for embryo selection. It considers some of the available literature relating to time lapse imaging and highlights the proposed benefits of this technology, including some of the key findings to date such as the possible impact of aneuploidy on embryo development and morphokinetics.

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Manual of Embryo Selection in Human Assisted Reproduction , pp. 113 - 122
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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