OBJECTIVE To describe a novel method (Fetal Intelligent Navigation Echocardiography (FINE)) for visualization of standard fetal echocardiography views from volume datasets obtained with spatiotemporal image correlation (STIC) and application of 'intelligent navigation' technology. METHODS We developed a method to: 1) demonstrate nine cardiac diagnostic planes; and 2) spontaneously navigate th...

The increased experience in interpretation of fetal echocardiographic images may change the accuracy of fetal echocardiography in diagnosing fetal heart defects. We thus decided to evaluate the specificity and the sensitivity of our fetal echocardiographic examinations in diagnosing congenital heart disease, focusing especially on the outcome of complex cardiac pathologies. Between October 1999...

BACKGROUND Trisomy 18, the second most common autosomal trisomy, has the highest incidence of congenital heart disease of all chromosomal abnormalities. This study assessed the use of nuchal translucency (NT) measurement and fetal echocardiography at 16 to 18 weeks of gestation in prenatal detection for trisomy 18. METHODS Screening for chromosomal aneuploidy using fetal NT measurement was pe...

Congenital heart disease is the most common abnormality in the human fetus. Fetal echocardiography has been used to detect the majority of cardiac defects, and it is now part of the routine screening method for fetal evaluation. In this article, we present standard ultrasonographic views of the normal fetal heart obtained during the second trimester, first-trimester fetal echocardiography findi...

OBJECTIVE To identify the referral factors for fetal echocardiography which are associated with congenital cardiac defects in the fetus. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional descriptive study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Radiology Department, CMH, Rawalpindi, from January 2007 to November 2010. METHODOLOGY All patients referred for fetal echocardiography with one or more risk factors for the deve...

Dual Doppler echocardiography is a recently developed technique performed using an instrument with two separate sample gates, allowing simultaneous recording of signals from two locations. We describe the use of dual Doppler echo­ cardiography to assess fetal cardiac rhythm. Fetal arrhythmias are common and encountered in 1 to 2% pregnancies. They often resolve spontaneously and do not require ...

Objective: To determine the efficacy and yield of tertiary center fetal echocardiography for different high-risk groups. Methods: Between January 1, 1982, and January 1, 1994, scans for anomalies were performed on 3246 women at increased risk for congenital heart disease in their offspring. Gestational age was 16-25 weeks in 83%. Maternal and gestational age as wel l as prenatal and postnatal d...