Comparison of two- and three-dimensional ultrasonography in the evaluation of fetal heart: Image quality and time spent in the exam

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 276, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 231-235

  Guimarães Filho, Hélio Antonio ^a   Da Costa, Lavoisier Linhares Dias ^a   Araujo Jr , Edward ^c   Zanforlin Filho, Sebastião Marques ^b   Pires, Cláudio Rodrigues ^b,c   Nardozza, Luciano M M ^c   Moron, Antonio Fernandes ^c   Mattar, Rosiane ^c  

^a ECOCLÍNICA ^*  (Brazil)

^b Ultrasound Training Center of Sao Paulo CETRUS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fetal heart; Three dimensional ultrasonography; Two dimensional ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIODIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TIME; TRANSDUCER; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; FEMALE; FETAL HEART; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 34547146886     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-007-0350-4     Document Type: Article

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