Original scientific paper
TWO-DIMENSIONAL (2D) AND FOUR-DIMENSIONAL (4D) ULTRASOUND WITH SPACIO-TEMPORAL IMAGE CORRELATION (STIC) IN DIAGNOSIS OF RIGHT HEART ABNORMALITIES
Dragos Albu
orcid.org/0000-0001-9665-4524
; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Filantropia Hospital, Ion Mihalache street 11–13, sector 1, Bucharest, Romania
Radu Vladareanu
; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Elias Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
Dimitrie Pelinescu-Onciul
; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Filantropia Hospital, Ion Mihalache street 11–13, sector 1, Bucharest, Romania
Abstract
Four cases of right heart anomalies are presented, where it was used 4D and STIC for improving detection and complete evaluation of anomaly. Prenatal diagnosis being associated with better obstetric management. Fetal echocardiography was performed with a 4D ultrasound system (Voluson E8, GE Healthcare, Kretztechnik, Zipf, Austria) equipped with a 4–8 MHz transabdominal transducer and STIC. All pregnant women underwent comprehensive evaluations with STIC, these views were stored and were shared for expert review, interdisciplinary consultation and parental counseling.
Keywords
Ebstein’s anomaly; hypoplastic right ventricle; pulmonary stenosis
Hrčak ID:
69733
URI
Publication date:
1.9.2010.
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