Open AccessEvaluation of right ventricular volume and systolic function in normal fetuses using intelligent spatiotemporal image correlation
Author(s) -
Jiaxing Sun,
Ailong Cai,
Liangdi Xie
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i15.2003
Subject(s) - medicine , atrioventricular valve , cardiology , stroke volume , ejection fraction , cardiac function curve , fetus , ultrasound , fetal echocardiography , diastole , prenatal diagnosis , ventricle , radiology , pregnancy , heart failure , blood pressure , biology , genetics
Heart defects are the most common congenital malformations in fetuses. Fetal cardiac structure and function abnormalities lead to changes in ventricular volume. As ventricular volume is an important index for evaluating fetal cardiovascular development, an effective and reliable method for measuring fetal ventricular volume and cardiac function is necessary for accurate ultrasonic diagnosis and effective clinical treatment. The new intelligent spatiotemporal image correlation (iSTIC) technology acquires high-resolution volumetric images. In this study, the iSTIC technique was used to measure right ventricular volume and to evaluate right ventricular systolic function to provide a more accurate and convenient evaluation of fetal heart function.