Fetal intracardiac echogenic foci: visualization depends on the orientation of the 4-chamber view.
Publication/Presentation Date
7-1-2001
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare the frequency of visualization of echogenic intracardiac foci in different cardiac views.
METHODS: Women having ultrasonographic examinations between October 1997 and July 1998 were prospectively evaluated if a fetal echogenic intracardiac focus was seen in either ventricle.
RESULTS: Echogenic intracardiac foci were seen in 89 fetuses in whom both the apical and lateral 4-chamber heart views were obtained. Eight-six fetuses (97%) had a single focus (83 in the left ventricle and 3 in the right ventricle), and 3 (3%) had 2 foci. Echogenic intracardiac foci were seen in the apical 4-chamber view in 89 (100%) and in the lateral 4-chamber view in only 26 (29%; P = .001).
CONCLUSIONS: Echogenic intracardiac foci are not easily seen in the lateral 4-chamber view. Studies that suggest an increased risk of aneuploidy when echogenic foci are seen should specify the orientation of the 4-chamber view used.
Volume
20
Issue
7
First Page
763
Last Page
766
ISSN
0278-4297
Published In/Presented At
Ranzini, A. C., McLean, D. A., Sharma, S., & Vintzileos, A. M. (2001). Fetal intracardiac echogenic foci: visualization depends on the orientation of the 4-chamber view. Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, 20(7), 763–766. https://doi.org/10.7863/jum.2001.20.7.763
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
11444735
Department(s)
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Document Type
Article