title: Role of HDLive in Imaging the Fetal Heart.
abstract: HDLive is a rendering methodology that generates realistic images of the human fetus from sonographic data. The objective of this study is to demonstrate the utility of high-definition live in evaluating fetal heart especially in the first trimester (11-14-week) scan. The normal atrioventricular valve and its abnormalities along with septal defects can be vividly demonstrated with this technique, and eight cases with cardiac defects are illustrated. Its use in the first-trimester evaluation of heart would give a better perspective of the cardiac malformation, which provides the opportunity for counseling options early in pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Shri Lakshmi Scan Centre, Krishnagiri, Tamilnadu, India.
authors.forename: Selvaraj Ravi
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Lakshmy
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Vinayaka Mission's Kirupananda Variyar Medical College & Hospitals, Tamilnadu, India.
authors.forename: Bharat
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Vinayaka Mission's Kirupananda Variyar Medical College & Hospitals, Tamilnadu, India.
authors.forename: Nity
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rose
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005318:Fetal Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D056888:Patient Positioning / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods*
keywords: AVSD; HDLive technology; congenital heart disease; fetal echocardiography; first trimester scan; prenatal cardiac screening