HDlive of the Fetal Heart

Abstract

We present the latest HDlive echocardiographic studies on the fetal heart using spatiotemporal image correlation (STIC). Fetal HDlive echocardiography with the use of new skin-like colors provides sonographers and physicians with a natural and anatomically realistic appearance of the fetal heart. Moreover, HDlive images provide entirely new visual expe rien ces for obstetricians and pediatric cardiologists owing to the anato mically realistic depiction of the normal fetal heart and fetal congenital anomalies in utero. This novel technique may assist in the evaluation of the fetal cardiac anatomy, and offer potential advantages relative to conventional two-, three-, and four-dimensional fetal echocardiography. HDlive may be an important modality in future fetal cardiac research and in the evaluation of fetal congenital heart disease.

Second Trimester Anomaly Scan using 3D/4D Ultrasound

“…Concerning the HDlive in obstetrics, the literature, even being poor, is enough to show that in fact the HDlive improves the quality of the images 55 whose beauty 56,59 and sharpness are superior to the 3D/4D sonographic ones. These reviews in early and advanced pregnancies include both normal and pathological features, [33][34][35]39,40,60 images on the fetal development and behavior, 47 isolated cases of singleton 38,41 or normal twin pregnancies, 50 facial expressions 48,49,54 morphological studies of the heart, 48,49,54 and sight of the uvula. 61 Moreover, some specific pathology, such as hygroma colli, 36,42 sirenomelia 37 without skulls/ exencephaly, 43 meconium peritonitis, 51 twin reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP) sequence, 53 Turner syndrome 57 or placental abnormalities, such as circumvallate placenta 52 or thrombosed placental varicose vein.…”

HDlive Image of Fetal Endocardial Cushion Defect

“…Better visualization of fetal cardiac structures with a realistic appearance was also described in previous studies on normal hearts as well as various congenital heart anomalies employing HDlive. 4,8 'HDlive may be an important modality in future fetal cardiac research and in the evaluation of fetal congenital heart disease'. 8 This, to the best of our knowledge, is the first report on antenatal HDlive features of fetal ECD.…”

“…4,8 'HDlive may be an important modality in future fetal cardiac research and in the evaluation of fetal congenital heart disease'. 8 This, to the best of our knowledge, is the first report on antenatal HDlive features of fetal ECD. HDlive provided us with a new, realistic, and arguably much improved view of the complexities and interrelationships of intracardiac structures of fetal complete ECD.…”