Wen Ling, Qiumei Wu, Shan Guo, Shangqing Li, Hong Ma, Biying Huang, Liqin Zeng, Tingting Dang, Min Liu, Xiuqing Qiu, Zongjie Weng
OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study is to explore the value of the four-section approach in detecting fetal heart defects in the first trimester (11-13+6 weeks), analyze the reasons for the inconsistency between the results of ultrasound examination in the first trimester and subsequent verification, and describe the most common abnormal flow patterns of four sections. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between June 2019 and June 2021, a prenatal four-section approach (upper abdominal transverse section, four-chamber section, three vessel-trachea section, and bilateral subclavian artery section) with verification results in early pregnancy was analyzed...
2023: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine