Abstract
Research question
Does embryo categorization by existing artificial intelligence (AI), morphokinetic
or morphological embryo selection models correlate with blastocyst euploidy?
Design
A total of 834 patients (mean maternal age 40.5 ± 3.4 years) who underwent preimplantation
genetic testing for aneuploidies (PGT-A) on a total of 3573 tested blastocysts were
included in this retrospective study. The cycles were stratified into five maternal
age groups according to the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology age groups
(<35, 35–37, 38–40, 41–42 and >42 years). The main outcome of this study was the correlation
of euploidy rates in stratified maternal age groups and an automated AI model (iDAScore®
v1.0), a morphokinetic embryo selection model (KIDScore Day 5 ver 3, KS-D5) and a
traditional morphological grading model (Gardner criteria), respectively.
Results
Euploidy rates were significantly correlated with iDAScore (P = 0.0035 to <0.001) in all age groups, and expect for the youngest age group, with
KS-D5 and Gardner criteria (all P < 0.0001). Additionally, multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that for
all models, higher scores were significantly correlated with euploidy (all P < 0.0001).
Conclusion
These results show that existing blastocyst scoring models correlate with ploidy status.
However, as these models were developed to indicate implantation potential, they cannot
accurately diagnose if an embryo is euploid or aneuploid. Instead, they may be used
to support the decision of how many and which blastocysts to biopsy, thus potentially
reducing patient costs.
Keywords
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Biography
Dr Keiichi Kato, MD, PhD, is General Director at the Kato Ladies Clinic in Tokyo, Japan. Dr Kato earned his MD and PhD from the University of Kanazawa. His main research interests are natural cycle and minimal stimulation IVF to deliver safe, effective and patient-friendly ART.
Article info
Publication history
Published online: September 30, 2022
Accepted:
September 12,
2022
Received in revised form:
August 28,
2022
Received:
May 26,
2022
Declaration: The authors report no financial or commercial conflicts of interest.Identification
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