Tomographic ultrasound imaging of the fetal heart: A new technique for identifying normal and abnormal cardiac anatomy

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1685-1696

  DeVore, Greggory R ^a   Polanko, Bardo ^a  

^a Fetal Diagnostic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

3 Dimensional sonography; Fetal heart; Tomographic ultrasound imaging

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; GYNECOLOGY; MEDICAL IMAGING;

3-DIMENSIONAL TOMOGRAPHY; FETAL HEART; TOMOGRAPHIC ULTRASOUND IMAGING;

ULTRASONICS;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FETUS; FETUS HEART; GESTATIONAL AGE; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; RADIATION BEAM; TECHNOLOGY; TOMOGRAPHIC ULTRASOUND IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 28844455584     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2005.24.12.1685     Document Type: Article

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