InhaltsangabePart I Basic principles of diagnosis: General guidelines. Determining the laterality of the fetal body and image orientation. The visceroatrial arrangement (Situs). The cardiac position and axis orientation. Principles of segmental analysis.- Part II Echocardiographic Projections.- Transverse views of the fetal body: The transverse views of the upper abdomen. The four-chamber view. The five-chamber view. The three-vessel view. The arterial duct transverse view. The aortic arch transverse view. The arterial duct and aortic arch transverse view.- Longitudinal views of the fetal body: The inferior and superior vena cava long-axis view (The bicaval view). The aortic arch long-axis view. The arterial duct long-axis view. Special considerations on the arterial duct and aortic arch views. The right ventricle outflow view. The left ventricle short-axis view.- Oblique views of the fetal body: The left ventricle long-axis view.- Part III Echocardiographic and morphologic overview: Three-dimensional ultrasound assessment of the fetal heart. The role of the pathologist in the diagnosis of fetal heart disease.

InhaltsangabePart I Basic principles of diagnosis: General guidelines. Determining the laterality of the fetal body and image orientation. The visceroatrial arrangement (Situs). The cardiac position and axis orientation. Principles of segmental analysis.- Part II Echocardiographic Projections.- Transverse views of the fetal body: The transverse views of the upper abdomen. The four-chamber view. The five-chamber view. The three-vessel view. The arterial duct transverse view. The aortic arch transverse view. The arterial duct and aortic arch transverse view.- Longitudinal views of the fetal body: The inferior and superior vena cava long-axis view (The bicaval view). The aortic arch long-axis view. The arterial duct long-axis view. Special considerations on the arterial duct and aortic arch views. The right ventricle outflow view. The left ventricle short-axis view.- Oblique views of the fetal body: The left ventricle long-axis view.- Part III Echocardiographic and morphologic overview: Three-dimensional ultrasound assessment of the fetal heart. The role of the pathologist in the diagnosis of fetal heart disease.

Part I Basic principles of diagnosis: General guidelines. Determining the laterality of the fetal body and image orientation. The visceroatrial arrangement (Situs). The cardiac position and axis orientation. Principles of segmental analysis.- Part II Echocardiographic Projections.- Transverse views of the fetal body: The transverse views of the upper abdomen. The four-chamber view. The five-chamber view. The three-vessel view. The arterial duct transverse view. The aortic arch transverse view. The arterial duct and aortic arch transverse view.- Longitudinal views of the fetal body: The inferior and superior vena cava long-axis view (The bicaval view). The aortic arch long-axis view. The arterial duct long-axis view. Special considerations on the arterial duct and aortic arch views. The right ventricle outflow view. The left ventricle short-axis view.- Oblique views of the fetal body: The left ventricle long-axis view.- Part III Echocardiographic and morphologic overview: Three-dimensional ultrasound assessment of the fetal heart. The role of the pathologist in the diagnosis of fetalheart disease.