This review highlights the utility and limitations of first-trimester ultrasound for detecting complex congenital heart anomalies by correlating sonographic findings with fetal morphology.
May support early CHD detection in select cases; leaves open sensitivity, integration into screening, and outcome impact pending prospective data.
First trimester sonography is a widely used technique to examine the foetus early in pregnancy. The desire to recognise complex anatomy already in early developmental stages stresses the need for a thorough knowledge of basic developmental processes as well as recognition of cardiac compartments based on their morphology. In this paper, we describe the possibilities and limitations of sonographic assessment of the foetal heart between 10 and 14 weeks of gestation and correlate this to morphology. Examples of the most commonly detected congenital anomalies are atrioventricular septal defects, transposition of the great arteries, and hypoplastic left heart, which are shown in this paper.
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