title: Simplifying ultrasound assessment of the fetal heart: Incorporating the complete Three Vessel View into routine screening.
abstract: Introduction: As our experience and ultrasound resolution have improved significantly in last 30 years it is possible to detect most of the major cardiac abnormalities prenatally with high degree of accuracy.Method: Current screening techniques have poor detection rate for congenital heart diseases (CHD) and nearly half of the major cardiac abnormalities mainly of Great Arteries goes unrecognised. A high detection rate for major CHDs can be achieved in a screening setting by improving techniques of routine screening in the low risk population.Conclusion: This article summarises the alternative strategies to examine the outflow tracts and Great Arteries, its correct interpretation and examples of abnormal views.
authors.affiliation: RPA Women and Babies Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney Ultrasound for Women Sydney New South Wales Australia.
authors.forename: Ritu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mogra
keywords: cardiac defects; fetal echocardiography; prenatal diagnosis; ultrasound