Fetal echocardiography views
Last revised by Andrew Murphy on 23 Mar 2023
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Weerakkody Y, Murphy A, Jones J, et al. Fetal echocardiography views. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 29 Nov 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-10540
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20 Aug 2010, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉
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- Fetal echo views
- Fetal echocardiography view
- Fetal echo view
A standard fetal echocardiogram consists of several specific views which can be obtained to optimize visualization of different structures and anomalies. They include:
Basic views
- abdominal situs view / transverse view of abdomen
- four chamber view
- left ventricular outflow tract view (or a five-chamber view)
- right ventricular outflow tract view / three-vessel view (3VV)
- three vessel and trachea view (3VT)
Additional views
- short axis view of the great vessels
- aortic arch view
- ductal arch view
- IVC and SVC
- long axis left ventricular outflow tract view
- color flow Doppler over the interventricular septum
References
- 1. Brown DL, Disalvo DN, Frates MC et-al. Sonography of the fetal heart: normal variants and pitfalls. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1993;160 (6): 1251-5. AJR Am J Roentgenol (abstract) - Pubmed citation
- 2. Axel L. Real-time sonography of fetal cardiac anatomy. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1983;141 (2): 283-8. AJR Am J Roentgenol (citation) - Pubmed citation
- 3. Benacerraf BR. Sonographic detection of fetal anomalies of the aortic and pulmonary arteries: value of four-chamber view vs direct images. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1994;163 (6): 1483-9. AJR Am J Roentgenol (abstract) - Pubmed citation
- 4. Mcgahan JP. Sonography of the fetal heart: findings on the four-chamber view. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1991;156 (3): 547-53. AJR Am J Roentgenol (abstract) - Pubmed citation
- 5. International society of ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology, Carvalho JS, Allan LD et-al. ISUOG Practice Guidelines (updated): sonographic screening examination of the fetal heart. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2013;41 (3): 348-59. doi:10.1002/uog.12403 - Pubmed citation
- 6. Lee MY, Won HS. Technique of fetal echocardiography. Obstet Gynecol Sci. 2013;56 (4): 217-26. doi:10.5468/ogs.2013.56.4.217 - Free text at pubmed - Pubmed citation
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- Transverse view of abdomen
- Obstetric curriculum
- Left ventricular outflow tract view (fetal echocardiogram)
- Aortic arch view (fetal echocardiogram)
- Nuchal translucency
- Four chamber cardiac view (fetal)
- Right ventricular outflow tract view (fetal echocardiogram)
- Aorto-ventricular tunnel
- Three vessel and trachea view
- Uhl anomaly
Cases:
- Right sided aortic arch - fetal ultrasound
- Tetralogy of Fallot - antenatal
- Right sided aortic arch - fetal ultrasound
- Truncus arteriosus (fetal echocardiogram)
- Tetralogy of Fallot with absent pulmonary valve syndrome (fetal echocardiogram)
- Tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary stenosis (fetal echocardiogram)
- Normal fetal echocardiogram
- Apical ventricular septal defect
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