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. 2017 Aug 14;50(4):476–491. doi: 10.1002/uog.17522

Table 1.

Criteria to evaluate whether fetal echocardiography views generated by color Doppler Fetal Intelligent Navigation Echocardiography (FINE) of color or S‐flow Doppler spatiotemporal image correlation volume datasets of normal fetal hearts contain appropriate Doppler information

Fetal echocardiography view generated by color Doppler FINE Criteria for appropriate Doppler information
Four chamber Diastolic perfusion across atrioventricular valves (two separate and equal color stripes), with no evidence of valve regurgitation during systole
No color flow observed crossing ventricular septum
Five chamber Systolic perfusion in aortic root emerging from left ventricle
Aortic valve closed and non‐regurgitant in diastole
Left ventricular outflow tract Systolic perfusion across aortic valve without retrograde flow
Short‐axis view of great vessels/right ventricular outflow tract Systolic perfusion across pulmonary valve, trunk, ductus arteriosus and right pulmonary artery without retrograde flow
Diastolic perfusion through tricuspid valve
Three vessels and trachea Systolic perfusion through pulmonary trunk and ductus arteriosus, as well as transverse aortic arch and isthmus (antegrade and equal flow in both great vessels)
Ductal and aortic arches positioned to left of trachea and spine, forming V‐configuration as they join descending aorta
Color flow within superior vena cava may or may not be depicted
Abdomen/stomach Stomach on left side of abdomen
Transverse section of descending aorta in front and to left of spine
Liver visualized
Flow within descending aorta and inferior vena cava may or may not be depicted
Ductal arch Systolic perfusion through pulmonary trunk and ductus arteriosus
Flow within descending aorta may or may not be depicted
Aortic arch Systolic perfusion through ascending aorta and transverse aortic arch
Flow within descending aorta may or may not be depicted
Superior and inferior venae cavae Blood flow in superior and inferior venae cavae towards right atrium