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How to Acquire Cardiac Volumes for Sonographic Examination of the Fetal Heart
Author(s) -
Yeo Lami,
Romero Roberto
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/ultra.16.01081
Subject(s) - medicine , fetal heart , ventricular volume , cardiac cycle , volume (thermodynamics) , cardiac imaging , fetal echocardiography , set (abstract data type) , data acquisition , fetus , radiology , artificial intelligence , medical physics , cardiology , prenatal diagnosis , pregnancy , heart failure , ejection fraction , genetics , physics , quantum mechanics , computer science , biology , operating system , programming language
Four‐dimensional sonography with spatiotemporal image correlation (STIC) technology allows acquisition of a fetal cardiac volume data set and displays a cine loop of a complete single cardiac cycle in motion. Part 1 of this 2‐part article reviews STIC technology and its features, the importance of operator training/experience, and acquisition of high‐quality STIC volumes, as well as factors that affect STIC volume acquisition rates. We also propose a detailed and practical stepwise approach to performing 4‐dimensional sonography with STIC and begin herein by providing general recommendations. Part 2 will discuss specifics of the approach, along with how to determine whether such volumes are appropriate for analysis.