Why the study?
Does tissue Doppler echocardiography (TDE) using standard ultrasound equipment allow for the detection of cardiac structures and measurement of wall velocities in normal fetuses?
Population
77 normal fetuses in the second and third trimesters
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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TDE feasible for fetal assessment with standard ultrasound; leaves open clinical utility pending prospective validation.
Does tissue Doppler echocardiography (TDE) using standard ultrasound equipment allow for the detection of cardiac structures and measurement of wall velocities in normal fetuses?
Tissue Doppler echocardiography can be successfully performed to assess fetal cardiac function using standard high-resolution ultrasound systems without the need for specialized hardware or software.
Tutschek et al. (2003) studied this question.
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