Key result
HDlive Flow (silhouette) and FetalHQ are novel diagnostic modalities that enhance spatial visualization and evaluation of cardiac function in normal and abnormal fetal hearts.
Why the study?
To review the latest state-of-the-art advances in fetal echocardiography, specifically HDlive Flow silhouette and FetalHQ, and discuss their applicability for assessing normal and abnormal fetal hearts.
HDlive Flow and FetalHQ are emerging advanced echocardiographic modalities that enhance the spatial visualization and functional assessment of the fetal heart.
May augment fetal cardiac assessment; leaves open routine adoption pending prospective validation.
Recent advances in fetal echocardiography are HDlive Flow (silhouette) and FetalHQ. HDlive Flow (silhouette) provides novel visual experiences for operators due to the spatial visualization of fetal cardiac structures and allows examiners to easily understand the spatial relationships among fetal cardiac chambers, great arteries, and veins. HDlive Flow (silhouette) may become an important diagnostic tool for the assessment of the normal fetal heart and congenital heart anomaly. FetalHQ consists of a 24-segment sphericity index (SI) and fractional shortening (FS). Fetal 24-segment SI can measure cardiac remodeling and the diastolic shape, whereas 24-segment FS can evaluate the fetal cardiac function and ventricular contractility. Fetal 24-segment SI and FS using FetalHQ may become useful diagnostic modalities in clinical practice. In this review article, we present the latest state-of-the-art HDlive Flow (silhouette) and FetalHQ of normal and abnormal fetal hearts. We also discuss the present and future applicability of these novel techniques to assess normal and abnormal fetal hearts. HDlive Flow (silhouette) and FetalHQ may become important modalities in future research on the fetal heart.
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A 2021 study conducted a review in Normal and abnormal fetal hearts. HDlive Flow (silhouette) and FetalHQ was evaluated. HDlive Flow (silhouette) and FetalHQ are novel diagnostic modalities that enhance spatial visualization and evaluation of cardiac function in normal and abnormal fetal hearts.
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