Speckle Tracking Analysis to Evaluate the Size, Shape, and Function of the Atrial Chambers in Normal Fetuses at 20-40 Weeks of Gestation.

Greggory R DevoreBerthold KlasGary SatouMark S Sklansky

Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2021)

Mean and standard deviation equations for each of the measurements described in this study were computed to create a z-score calculator that can be utilized in the clinical environment when evaluating fetuses with suspected atrial pathology that could alter the size, shape, and function of the atrial chambers.

Keyphrases

gestational age
atrial fibrillation
left atrial
catheter ablation
preterm birth
pulmonary embolism
preterm infants
computed tomography
contrast enhanced