Assessment of human fetal cardiac autonomic nervous system development using color tissue Doppler imaging.
Fleur ZwanenburgMonique R M JongbloedAnna A van GelovenArend D J Ten HarkelJan M M van LithMonique C HaakPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2021)
This is the first study able to assess cANS function through fHRV analysis from the first trimester onwards. The use of cTDI to determine beat-to-beat intervals seems feasible in just 3 clips of 10 seconds, which holds promise for future clinical use in assessing fetal well-being.