Fetal echocardiograph views

Case contributed by Matt A. Morgan
Diagnosis not applicable

Presentation

Normal screening study.

Patient Data

Age: Adult
Gender: Female
ultrasound

Fetal echocardiogram images from a screening ultrasound study.

Annotated image

Annotated images from the screening fetal echocardiogram.

4CH view: The heart should be left-sided (normal situs) and the axis should be near 45 degrees.

LVOT: The ascending aorta should be similar in size to the main pulmonary artery and the anterior wall of the aorta should be continuous into the interventricular septum.

RVOT: The RVOT opens into the ductus arteriosus and right main pulmonary artery.

Case Discussion

Normal fetal echocardiogram from a screening ultrasound study, showing normal four-chamber, RVOT, LVOT views.

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