Accuracy of four-dimensional spatiotemporal image correlation echocardiography in the prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart defects

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 458-464

  Bennasar, M ^a   Martinez J M ^a   Gomez O ^a   Bartrons, J ^b   Olivella, A ^a   Puerto, B ^a   Gratacos E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL SANT JOAN DE DÉU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Congenital heart defects; Fetal echocardiography; Four dimensional echocardiography; Prenatal diagnosis; STIC

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART; FOUR DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART VOLUME; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIAC VOLUME; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, FOUR-DIMENSIONAL; FEMALE; FETAL HEART; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649578974     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7720     Document Type: Article

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