Why the study?
Does fetal transvaginal echocardiography improve diagnostic capacity compared to transabdominal echocardiography in the first period of pregnancy?
Does fetal transvaginal echocardiography improve diagnostic capacity compared to transabdominal echocardiography in the first period of pregnancy?
Transvaginal echocardiography provides greater diagnostic capacity than transabdominal echocardiography for fetal cardiac assessment between the 11th and 14th weeks of gestation.
May support earlier fetal cardiac assessment; leaves open whether transvaginal echocardiography should alter current practice.
The authors compare the diagnostic possibilities of fetal transabdominal echocardiography versus transvaginal echocardiography. A larger diagnostic capacity is verified in different gestation ages with transvaginal probe between the 11th and 14th week of gestation. The results are emphasized by colour Doppler.
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