THE DIAGNOSTIC YIELD OF CURRENT INDICATIONS FOR FETAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Fetal Echocardiography Indications: A Single- Center Experience

Background Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common lethal congenital anomaly. Early diagnosis of CHD by fetal echocardiography based on maternal and fetal indications is important and lifesaving. The aim of study was to assess the referral aspects of pregnant women to pediatric cardiologist. Materials and Methods This was a retrospective cross-sectional study on 250 documents of refer...

Indications for Fetal Echocardiography

Current indications for contrast echocardiography imaging.

UNLABELLED The assessment of regional ventricular function is dependent on good endocardial definition. Suboptimal images can be converted to diagnostic recordings in the majority of patients by contrast agents, which have become an indispensable aid in rest and stress echocardiography. In particular for stress echocardiography image quality is essential and contrast administration is of great ...

The Diagnostic Yield of Colonoscopy Stratified by Indications

INTRODUCTION Danish centers reserve longer time for screening colonoscopies and allocate the most experienced endoscopists to these cases. The objective of this study is to determine the diagnostic yield in colonoscopies for different indications to improve planning of colonoscopy activity and allocation of the highly skilled endoscopists. METHODS Nine hundred and ninety-nine randomly collect...

Diagnostic Value of Fetal Echocardiography for Congenital Heart Disease

Prenatal diagnosis of fetal congenital heart disease (CHD) has been shown to have a significant effect on prenatal and postnatal management and outcomes. However, the factors influencing the diagnostic accuracy and which pregnant trimester is the most adaptive for fetal heart disease remain uncertain despite of extensive researches. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the accuracy of e...