Supplementary Material for: A Prospective Study of the Use of Fetal Intelligent Navigation Echocardiography (FINE) to Obtain Standard Fetal Echocardiography Views
Veronese P.
Bogana G.
Cerutti A.
Yeo L.
Romero R.
Gervasi M.T.
10.6084/m9.figshare.3438959.v1
https://karger.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Supplementary_Material_for_A_Prospective_Study_of_the_Use_of_Fetal_Intelligent_Navigation_Echocardiography_FINE_to_Obtain_Standard_Fetal_Echocardiography_Views/3438959
<b><i>Objective:</i></b> To evaluate the performance of Fetal Intelligent Navigation Echocardiography (FINE) applied to spatiotemporal image correlation (STIC) volume datasets of the normal fetal heart in generating standard fetal echocardiography views. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> In this prospective cohort study of patients with normal fetal hearts (19-30 gestational weeks), one or more STIC volume datasets were obtained of the apical four-chamber view. Each STIC volume successfully obtained was evaluated by STICLoop™ to determine its appropriateness before applying the FINE method. Visualization rates for standard fetal echocardiography views using diagnostic planes and/or Virtual Intelligent Sonographer Assistance (VIS-Assistance®) were calculated. <b><i>Results:</i></b> One or more STIC volumes (total n = 463) were obtained from 246 patients. A single STIC volume per patient was analyzed using the FINE method. In normal cases, FINE was able to generate nine fetal echocardiography views using: (1) diagnostic planes in 76-100% of the cases, (2) VIS-Assistance® in 96-100% of the cases, and (3) a combination of diagnostic planes and/or VIS-Assistance® in 96-100% of the cases. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b><div> FINE applied to STIC volumes can successfully generate nine standard fetal echocardiography views in 96-100% of cases in the 2nd and 3rd trimesters. This suggests that the technology can be used as a method of screening for congenital heart disease.</div>
2016-06-16 14:20:22
•4D ultrasound
•Cardiac screening
•Fetal heart
•Prenatal diagnosis
•Spatiotemporal image correlation
•STIC
•STICLoop™
•Ultrasound
•Virtual Intelligent Sonographer Assistance
•VIS-Assistance®