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A preliminary study on the prenatal diagnosis of fetal conotruncal defects using intelligent navigation echocardiography
Author(s) -
Chen Ran,
Yang Liming,
Wu Xia,
Ma Mingming,
Zhao Bowen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/ijgo.13429
Subject(s) - consistency (knowledge bases) , medicine , ultrasound , significant difference , fetal echocardiography , ctd , prospective cohort study , group b , fetus , third trimester , radiology , pregnancy , artificial intelligence , computer science , prenatal diagnosis , oceanography , genetics , biology , geology
Objective To compare the accuracy, efficiency, and consistency between experienced and less‐experienced professionals using intelligent navigation echocardiography. Methods In this prospective study, we enrolled 93 second‐ and third‐trimester fetuses with conotruncal defects (CTD) from July 2017 to February 2018. One or more spatiotemporal image correlation volume data sets were collected per case. The fetuses with CTD were diagnosed by the following two groups of professionals (n = 20 in each) with different experience levels using intelligent navigation echocardiography and two‐dimensional ultrasound: group A with 15 years of experience and group B with 1 year of experience. The diagnostic consistency and accuracy of the technologies between the two groups were analyzed. Results Satisfactory consistency was noted in the two groups (group A, τ = 0.855, P < 0.05, and group B, τ = 0.821, P < 0.05), and no significant difference in accuracy (χ 2 = 3.218, P > 0.05) in using intelligent navigation echocardiography was reported between the two groups. However, there a significant difference in accuracy (χ 2 = 0.021, P < 0.05) when using two‐dimensional ultrasound was observed between the two groups. Conclusion Intelligent navigation echocardiography was found to be efficient and accurate for the diagnosis of CTD and good consistency existed in the experienced and less‐experienced professionals.