Prospective evaluation of the fetal heart using Fetal Intelligent Navigation Echocardiography (FINE).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate prospectively the performance of Fetal Intelligent Navigation Echocardiography (FINE) applied to spatiotemporal image correlation (STIC) volume datasets of the normal fetal heart.

Methods

In all women between 19 and 30 weeks' gestation with a normal fetal heart, an attempt was made to acquire STIC volume datasets of the apical four-chamber view if the following criteria were met: (1) fetal spine located between 5- and 7-o'clock positions; (2) minimal or absent shadowing (including a clearly visible transverse aortic arch); (3) absence of fetal breathing, hiccups, or movement; and (4) adequate image quality. Each STIC volume successfully acquired was evaluated by STICLoop™ to determine its appropriateness before applying the FINE method. Visualization ra

SUBMITTER: Garcia M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5898803 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature