Fetal 24-Segment Sphericity Index and Ventricular Fractional Shortening Between 12 and 20 Weeks of Gestation.

Noboru InamuraMegumi MachidaTakako NakamuraKohtaro UenishiRitsuko K Pooh

Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2024)

The morphology of the ventricles before 20 weeks of gestation differs from that between 20 and 40 weeks of gestation. This difference may be related to myocardial densification or performance.

Keyphrases

gestational age
preterm birth
preterm infants
left ventricular
heart failure
atrial fibrillation