Three-dimensional visualisation of the fetal heart using prenatal MRI with motion-corrected slice-volume registration: a prospective, single-centre cohort study

• Published in: The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 393; no. 10181; pp. 1619 - 1627
• Main Authors: Lloyd, David F A, Pushparajah, Kuberan, Simpson, John M, van Amerom, Joshua F P, van Poppel, Milou P M, Schulz, Alexander, Kainz, Bernard, Deprez, Maria, Lohezic, Maelene, Allsop, Joanna, Mathur, Sujeev, Bellsham-Revell, Hannah, Vigneswaran, Trisha, Charakida, Marietta, Miller, Owen, Zidere, Vita, Sharland, Gurleen, Rutherford, Mary, Hajnal, Joseph V, Razavi, Reza
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 20.04.2019; Elsevier Limited; Elsevier
• Subjects: Algorithms; Brain research; Cardiology; Cardiotocography - methods; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Cardiovascular system; Clinical medicine; Cohort analysis; Computer programs; Congenital diseases; Coronary artery disease; Coronary vessels; Correlation coefficient; Correlation coefficients; Data acquisition; Datasets; Diagnostic systems; Echocardiography; Female; Fetal Heart - diagnostic imaging; Fetal Heart - pathology; Fetuses; Gestational Age; Heart; Heart Defects, Congenital - diagnosis; Heart diseases; High resolution; Humans; Image acquisition; Image processing; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted - methods; Image reconstruction; Image registration; Image resolution; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods; Innovations; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Medical imaging; Medical research; Pregnancy; Prospective Studies; Registration; Reliability analysis; Thorax; Three dimensional imaging; Three dimensional motion; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonography, Prenatal; Ultrasound; Veins & arteries; Womens health; United Kingdom > UK

Two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound echocardiography is the primary technique used to diagnose congenital heart disease before birth. There is, however, a longstanding need for a reliable form of secondary imaging, particularly in cases when more detailed three-dimensional (3D) vascular imaging is requi...