Prenatal echocardiographic diagnosis of congenital heart disease: comparison of past and current results

Ozkutlu S., Ayabakan C., Karagoz T., Onderoglu L., Deren O., Caglar M., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.47, sa.3, ss.232-238, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.232-238
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: fetal echocardiography, complex congenital heart defect, CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATIONS, FETAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, CARDIAC-MALFORMATIONS, PREVALENCE, SPECTRUM, TERM
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The increased experience in interpretation of fetal echocardiographic images may change the accuracy of fetal echocardiography in diagnosing fetal heart defects. We thus decided to evaluate the specificity and the sensitivity of our fetal echocardiographic examinations in diagnosing congenital heart disease, focusing especially on the outcome of complex cardiac pathologies.