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Initial experiences of tissue harmonic imaging in the diagnosis of fetal cardiac tumors
Author(s) -
Hosono T.,
Chiba Y.,
Kanai H.,
Kanagawa T.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.202
H-Index - 141
eISSN - 1469-0705
pISSN - 0960-7692
DOI - 10.1046/j.1469-0705.2002.00664.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intracardiac injection , second harmonic imaging microscopy , prenatal diagnosis , blood flow , harmonic , radiology , cardiac tumors , cardiac imaging , fetus , pathology , cardiology , second harmonic generation , pregnancy , optics , laser , physics , quantum mechanics , biology , genetics
The usefulness of tissue harmonic imaging in prenatal diagnosis is illustrated in two fetuses with a cardiac tumor. Tissue harmonic imaging provided more informative images than conventional B‐mode imaging, enabling the detection of the site of attachment of the cardiac tumor and estimation of intracardiac blood flow. The advantages of tissue harmonic imaging over conventional B‐mode imaging in prenatal diagnosis are discussed. Copyright © 2002 ISUOG