TY - JOUR
T1 - Basic technique of fetal echocardiography
AU - McCurdy, Charles M.
AU - Reed, Kathryn L.
PY - 1993/8
Y1 - 1993/8
N2 - The fetal heart is the organ system most commontly affected with congenital disease. Though risk factors exist for congenital heart disease (eg, family history, toxin exposure, maternal illness abnormal karyotype, and other fetal anomalies), the fetal heart is most often examined as part of a routine evaluation of the fetal anatomy in the fetus with no identifiable risk factors. The importance of a systematic, complete assessment of the cardiac axis cannot be overemphasized. All aspects of sonography (ie, real time, M-mode, pulsed, and color Doppler) can provide unique and integral information in evaluating the fetal heart and thorax.
AB - The fetal heart is the organ system most commontly affected with congenital disease. Though risk factors exist for congenital heart disease (eg, family history, toxin exposure, maternal illness abnormal karyotype, and other fetal anomalies), the fetal heart is most often examined as part of a routine evaluation of the fetal anatomy in the fetus with no identifiable risk factors. The importance of a systematic, complete assessment of the cardiac axis cannot be overemphasized. All aspects of sonography (ie, real time, M-mode, pulsed, and color Doppler) can provide unique and integral information in evaluating the fetal heart and thorax.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0887-2171(05)80101-5
DO - 10.1016/S0887-2171(05)80101-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 8217262
AN - SCOPUS:0027290611
SN - 0887-2171
VL - 14
SP - 267
EP - 276
JO - Seminars in Ultrasound, CT, and MRI
JF - Seminars in Ultrasound, CT, and MRI
IS - 4
ER -