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 |
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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 |