First and Early Second Trimester Fetal Heart Scanning

Zusammenfassung

Der Übersichtsartikel fasst die Fortschritte in der fetalen Echokardiografie im 1. und frühen 2. Trimester hinsichtlich der Darstellbarkeit fetaler kardialer Strukturen und der Diagnostik von angeborenen Herzfehlern zusammen.

Abstract

This review describes the recent advances in terms of visualization and diagnosis of first and early second trimester fetal echocardiography.

Key words

cardiac - heart - echocardiography - fetus

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