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Real time ultrasonic evaluation of the fetal heart
Author(s) -
Filkins Karen A.,
Brown Thomas F.,
Levine O. Robert
Publication year - 1981
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 - 10.1016/0020-7292(81)90036-9
Subject(s) - medicine , gestational age , fetus , in utero , ultrasonography , fetal heart , ultrasonic sensor , pregnancy , obstetrics , cardiology , radiology , genetics , biology
A series of measurements of cardiothoracic ratios (C/T) at various gestational ages are reported. Thirty fetuses ranging from 16 to 36 weeks gestational age were studied using real time ultrasonography. The cardiothoracic ratio remained constant regardless of gestational age. A case report is presented in which a congenital heart malformation was detected in utero using real time ultrasonography, illustrating the value of these measurements in selected cases.