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"Y Sign" at the Level of the 3-Vessel and Trachea View: An Effective Fetal Marker of Aortic Dextroposition Anomalies in the First Trimester.

Marcin PasternokAgnieszka NocunAnna KnafelMariusz GrzesiakMaciej OrzechowskiKatarzyna KonarskaArtur LudwinInga LudwinPiotr ZymrozAnna ParzynskaMarcin Wiechec
Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2017)
Visualization of the Y sign should increase the suspicion of aortic dextroposition anomalies in the late first trimester. The screening performance of the Y sign alone and in combination with an abnormal cardiac axis was high and may aid in the early diagnosis of aortic dextroposition anomalies in the fetus.
Keyphrases
  • aortic valve
  • left ventricular
  • pulmonary artery
  • aortic dissection
  • coronary artery
  • heart failure
  • pulmonary arterial hypertension