Comparison of fetal echocardiogram with fetal cardiac autopsy findings in fetuses with congenital heart disease.
Shuang GaoJiancheng HanShaomei YuYong GuoYanping RuanYuwei FuXiaoyan HaoXin WangSiyu WangXiaoxue ZhouJianfeng ShangYe ZhangTianjing LiXiuxiu HaoYihua HePublished in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2019)
Fetal echocardiographic diagnoses were mostly consistent with autopsy findings. The diagnostic discrepancies mainly consisted of rare cases and minor abnormalities missed or misdiagnosed by FE. Autopsies may help confirm, modify, or add information to prenatal echo results. They may also help sonographers have a better understanding of the anatomic structures of CHD, especially for rare lesions, which could further improve the diagnostic accuracy and integrity of FE.