[Segmental approach to congenital heart diseases: Principles and applications to prenatal imaging]

Gynecol Obstet Fertil. 2016 Jul-Aug;44(7-8):428-34. doi: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2016.06.003. Epub 2016 Jul 19.
[Article in French]

Abstract

This pictorial essay will initially present the origin, definitions, objectives and main principles of the segmental approach to congenital heart diseases. Then, through ultrasound scans iconography we will consider its practical applications to prenatal screening. Eventually, through both ultrasound and MRI cases, we will discuss its potential use in fetal diagnostic evaluation.

Keywords: Approche segmentaire; Cardiopathies congénitales; Congenital heart diseases; Diagnostic; Dépistage prénatal; Fetal MRI; IRM fœtale; Prenatal diagnosis; Prenatal screening; Segmental approach; Ultrasound; Échographie.

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Fetal Heart / diagnostic imaging
  • Gestational Age
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Pregnancy
  • Prenatal Diagnosis / methods*
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal*