title: [3-vessel subsequence view in prenatal screen and diagnosis of fetal congenital heart disease].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the clinical significance of 3-vessel subsequence view in prenatal screening and diagnosis of fetal congenital heart disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  The 3-vessel subsequence view of 231 fetuses with congenital heart disease was obtained with Sequoia 512, Voluson 730 and E8 color Doppler ultrasonographic diagnostic system.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 231 consecutive fetuses with congenital heart defects (CHD), 169 (73%) had at least 1 abnormality on the 3-vessel subsequence view. When ventricl septal defects and so on were excluded, the detection rate increased to 91%. Some defects had several abnormalities visualized at the 3-vessel subsequence view.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The 3-vessel subsequence view has high detection rate in identifying the presence of CHD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasonography, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
authors.forename: Jiawei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Qichang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Minghui
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qinghai
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Ganqiong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005333:Fetus; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal