[Fetal echocardiography: part II--anomalies of the four-chamber view].
A careful ultrasound examination of the four-chamber view is a routine step in modern fetal echocardiography and a major screening tool for congenital heart disease. Prenatal diagnosis of cardiac abnormalities in this plane may play an important role for the overall prognosis and perinatal outcome of the pregnancy. This review describes the major fetal heart abnormalities which can be detected on the level of the four-chamber view.
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D019561:Echocardiography, Four-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005318:Fetal Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods