Initial experiences of tissue harmonic imaging in the diagnosis of fetal cardiac tumors.
The usefulness of tissue harmonic imaging in prenatal diagnosis is illustrated in two fetuses with a cardiac tumor. Tissue harmonic imaging provided more informative images than conventional B-mode imaging, enabling the detection of the site of attachment of the cardiac tumor and estimation of intracardiac blood flow. The advantages of tissue harmonic imaging over conventional B-mode imaging in prenatal diagnosis are discussed.
Hosono
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Department of Perinatology, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan. hosono@gyne.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
Chiba
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Kanai
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Kanagawa
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D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011379:Prognosis; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods*