Why the study?
Can free-hand 3D echocardiography evaluate fetal cardiac ejection fraction and ventricular volumes in normal fetuses?
Population
37 normal fetuses with gestational ages between 16 and 26 weeks.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Provides normative fetal EF data via free-hand 3D echo; leaves open its utility in congenital heart disease pending validation.
Can free-hand 3D echocardiography evaluate fetal cardiac ejection fraction and ventricular volumes in normal fetuses?
Free-hand 3D echocardiography is a feasible method for estimating fetal ventricular volume and ejection fraction, which may be useful for evaluating congenital heart disease.
Esh‐Broder et al. (2004) studied this question.
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