Spatio-temporal image correlation (STIC) as a new screening tool for prenatal detection of congenital heart defects. The first Spanish experience

• Published in: The ultrasound review of obstetrics and gynecology Vol. 6; no. 1-2; pp. 45 - 57
• Main Authors: Comas, Carmina, Azumendi, Guillermo, Alonso, Ignacio, Herrero, Jose, Romero, María
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.03.2006
• Subjects: Cardiovascular disease; Congenital diseases; Medical diagnosis; Prenatal development; Three dimensional imaging; Ultrasonic imaging

The recent introduction of three- and four-dimensional ultrasonography opens a promising perspective in prenatal diagnosis. To assess the use of the STIC technique as a screening tool in order to perform a "basic and extended fetal cardiac evaluation". A number of volumes are prospectively...