Fetal cardiac function: M-mode and 4D spatiotemporal image correlation.

The value of 3D and 4D assessments of the fetal heart

The objective of this review was to demonstrate the main tools of three- and four-dimensional ultrasonography, using the spatiotemporal image correlation software and its respective applications for assessing the fetal heart and its vascular connections, along with its potential contribution towards screening for congenital heart diseases. Today, conventional, two-dimensional, echocardiography ...

A new approach to fetal echocardiography: digital casts of the fetal cardiac chambers and great vessels for detection of congenital heart disease.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to describe a method of 4-dimensional (4D) reconstruction of the cardiac chambers and outflow tracts using a combination of spatiotemporal image correlation, "inversion mode," and "B-flow" imaging. METHODS Spatiotemporal image correlation and the inversion mode were used in the examination of the volume data sets of 23 fetuses with congenital heart anom...

New Insight from Using Spatiotemporal Image Correlation in Prenatal Screening of Fetal Conotruncal Defects

Spatio-temporal image correlation (STIC): innovative 3D/4D technique for illustrating unique and independent information and diagnosing complex congenital heart diseases.

AIM To assess whether four-dimensional (4D) spatiotemporal image correlation (STIC) can provide unique and novel information for diagnosing complex congenital heart diseases. METHODS A dynamic interactive 4D ultrasound system was used to examine 21 fetuses with complex congenital heart diseases and 25 fetuses with no apparent anomalies referred for prenatal diagnosis and management. Data acqu...

Four-dimensional ultrasonography of the fetal heart using a novel Tomographic Ultrasound Imaging display.

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility of examining the fetal heart with Tomographic Ultrasound Imaging (TUI) using four-dimensional (4D) volume datasets acquired with spatiotemporal image correlation (STIC). MATERIAL AND METHODS One hundred and ninety-five fetuses underwent 4D ultrasonography (US) of the fetal heart with STIC. Volume datasets were acquired w...