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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.16.01082
Subject(s) - medicine , volume (thermodynamics) , fetal heart , radiology , data acquisition , medical physics , artificial intelligence , fetus , pregnancy , computer science , physics , quantum mechanics , biology , genetics , operating system
The effective performance of fetal cardiac examination using spatiotemporal image correlation (STIC) technology requires 2 essential steps: volume acquisition and postprocessing. An important prerequisite is training sonologists to acquire high‐quality volume data sets so that when analyzed, such volumes are informative. This article is part 2 of a series on 4‐dimensional sonography with STIC. Part 1 focused on STIC technology and its features, the importance of operator training/experience and acquisition of high‐quality STIC volumes, factors that affect STIC volume acquisition rates, and general recommendations on performing 4D sonography with STIC. In part 2, we discuss a detailed and practical stepwise approach for STIC volume acquisition, along with methods to determine whether such volumes are appropriate for analysis.