Reference intervals for fetal heart volume from 3-dimensional sonography using the Extended Imaging Virtual Organ Computer-Aided Analysis Method at Gestational Ages of 20 to 34 Weeks

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 673-678

  De Sá Barreto, Enoch Quinderé ^a   Milani, Hérbene José Figuinha ^a   Haratz, Karina Krajden ^a   Júnior, Edward Araujo ^a   Nardozza, Luciano Marcondes MacHado ^a   Moron, Antonio Fernandes ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

3 dimensional sonography; Extended imaging virtual organ computer aided analysis; Fetal heart volume; Reference range

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CONTROL; HEART; NEONATAL MONITORING; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

3-DIMENSIONAL; 3-DIMENSIONAL SONOGRAPHY; FETAL HEART; GESTATIONAL AGE; MEAN VALUES; REFERENCE RANGE; SONOGRAPHIC; VIRTUAL ORGAN COMPUTER-AIDED ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL HEART; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84864210078     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: 15509613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2012.31.5.673     Document Type: Article

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