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31 sty 2023 · Fetal echocardiogram. This type of echocardiogram is done during pregnancy to check the baby's heart. It's a noninvasive test that involves moving an ultrasound wand over the pregnant person's belly.
24 maj 2023 · Fetal echocardiography is indicated in the setting of abnormal results on screening ultrasound of the heart regardless of additional risk factors; below are recommended indications for fetal echocardiography on the basis of a priori risk from previously published guidelines and the current document.
The diagnosis of cardiac disease in the fetus is mostly made with ultrasound; however, new technologies, including 3- and 4-dimensional echocardiography, magnetic resonance imaging, and fetal electrocardiography and magnetocardiography, are available.
24 kwi 2014 · The fetal echocardiogram represents the primary tool for the detailed diagnosis and evaluation of fetal cardiovascular pathology from the late first trimester to term. Despite the central importance of the technique to the field of fetal cardiology, the definition and scope of fetal echocardiography remain controversial.
The purpose of this document is to provide updated recommendations for the performance and interpretation of fetal echocardiography in the detection, classification, risk assessment, and perinatal care planning of the pregnancy in which the fetus has cardiovascular disease.
Transthoracic echocardiography remains the primary imaging technique for characterizing simple and complex structural cardiac defects.
Indications for performance of fetal echocardiography (Table 1), the gold standard test to diagnose congenital heart disease (CHD) in the fetus, have evolved over the years.
