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Liu J, Liu D, Yin H, Wang B, Wang Y, Ran L, Wang S, Zhang G, Chen F, Yu D. Slow flow HD and traditional CDFI technologies in identifying pulmonary veins in the first trimester. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2024; 310:855-861. [PMID: 38280055 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-023-07352-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/29/2024]
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OBJECTIVE This study aims to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of color doppler flow imaging (CDFI) technology and the Slow Flow HD imaging technique in identifying fetal pulmonary veins (PVs) in the first trimester (11-13 + 6 weeks), and further explore the factors affecting fetal pulmonary vein identification in early pregnancy. METHODS Echocardiography and scanning of PVs were performed in 240 normal singleton fetuses in early pregnancy by using CDFI and slow flow HD techniques, to compare the ability of two methods to identify the PVs. Slow Flow HD technology was used to further investigate the difference of PVs identification at different gestational ages [group I (11-11 + 6 weeks), group II (12-12 + 6 weeks), group III (13-13 + 6 weeks)] and with different maternal body mass indices (BMI) (≥ 25 and < 25). In 31 cases of 240 fetuses, transvaginal ultrasonography was added due to maternal habitus or significant retroversion of the uterus, and the difference in PVs identification between transabdominal and transvaginal examination was analyzed. RESULTS Successful PVs identification rates via CDFI and Slow Flow HD were 32.0% and 88.3%, respectively (p < 0.05). The identification rate of at least one and two pulmonary veins in Slow Flow HD was 88.3% and 76.2%, and all four pulmonary veins in 11.6% (p < 0.05). The identification rate of group I, II and III were 76.4%, 88.9% and 96.0%, respectively. The identification rate was 45.1% in the transabdominal ultrasound group and 83.8% in the transvaginal ultrasound group. The identification rate was 62.5% in the BMI ≥ 25 group and 94.7% in the BMI < 25 group (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Slow Flow HD can detect PVs in early pregnancy more often than using CDFI. Slow Flow HD is a feasible and effective imaging technique for evaluating PVs in early pregnancy.
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- Jing Liu
- Departments of Ultrasound, Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Shandong Province, No. 238, Jingshi East Road, Lixia District, Jinan, 250000, Shandong Province, China
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- Departments of Ultrasound, Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Shandong Province, No. 238, Jingshi East Road, Lixia District, Jinan, 250000, Shandong Province, China
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- Departments of Ultrasound, Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Shandong Province, No. 238, Jingshi East Road, Lixia District, Jinan, 250000, Shandong Province, China.
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- Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, No. 16766, Jingshi Road, Lixia District, Jinan, 250014, Shandong Province, China.
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- Departments of Ultrasound, Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Shandong Province, No. 238, Jingshi East Road, Lixia District, Jinan, 250000, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Emergency, Shandong Provincial Rehabilitation Hospital, Jinan, 250109, China
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- Departments of Ultrasound, Jinan Third People's Hospital, Jinan, 250132, China
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- Departments of Ultrasound, Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Shandong Province, No. 238, Jingshi East Road, Lixia District, Jinan, 250000, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250001, China
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- Department of Key Laboratory of Birth Defect Prevention and Genetic Medicine of Shandong Health Commission, Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Shandong Province, Jinan, 250000, China
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Portela Dias J, Guedes-Martins L. Fetal Pulmonary Venous Return: From Basic Research to the Clinical Value of Doppler Assessment. Pediatr Cardiol 2023; 44:1419-1437. [PMID: 37505268 PMCID: PMC10435640 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-023-03244-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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The fetal pulmonary circulation represents less than 25% of the fetal cardiac output. In comparison with the pulmonary arteries, studies on pulmonary veins are few and limited, and many questions remain to be answered. The literature reports that pulmonary veins play an important role in regulating vascular flow, forming an active segment of the pulmonary circulation. The development of more sophisticated ultrasonography technology has allowed the investigation of the extraparenchymal pulmonary veins and their waveform. The recognition of the pulmonary vein anatomy in echocardiography is important for the diagnosis of anomalous pulmonary venous connections, with a significant impact on prognosis. On the other hand, the identification of the normal pulmonary vein waveform seems to be a reliable way to study left heart function, with potential applicability in fetal and maternal pathology. Thus, the goal of this narrative review was to provide a clinically oriented perspective of the available literature on this topic.
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- J Portela Dias
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, University of Porto, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal.
- Departamento da Mulher e da Medicina Reprodutiva, Centro Materno Infantil do Norte, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Santo António, Largo da Maternidade Júlio Dinis 45, 4050-651, Porto, Portugal.
- Unidade de Investigação e Formação - Centro Materno Infantil do Norte, 4050-651, Porto, Portugal.
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- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, University of Porto, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal
- Departamento da Mulher e da Medicina Reprodutiva, Centro Materno Infantil do Norte, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Santo António, Largo da Maternidade Júlio Dinis 45, 4050-651, Porto, Portugal
- Unidade de Investigação e Formação - Centro Materno Infantil do Norte, 4050-651, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal
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Lin DM, Zhu YX, Tan Y, Huang YJ, Yuan K, Liu WF, Xu ZF. Feasibility of Transabdominal Real-time CDFI and HDFI Techniques for Fetal Pulmonary Vein Display in the First Trimester. Curr Med Sci 2022; 42:635-641. [PMID: 35511413 DOI: 10.1007/s11596-022-2569-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess the feasibility and usefulness of transabdominal color Doppler flow imaging (CDFI) technology and the high-definition flow imaging (HDFI) technique in detecting fetal pulmonary veins (PVs) in the first trimester (11-13+6 weeks). METHODS From December 2018 to October 2019, 328 pregnant women with 328 normal singleton fetuses (crown-rump length: 45-84 mm) who had undergone CDFI and HDFI scans for fetal heart and vessel examination were enrolled in this study. The cases were divided into three groups according to the gestational age: group A, 11+0 -11+6 weeks; group B, 12+0 -12+6 weeks; and group C, 13+0 -13+6 weeks. Baseline sonograms and CDFI and HDFI images were analyzed by two senior radiologists independently and blindly. The abilities of CDFI and HDFI to display PVs were compared. RESULTS Successful PV display rates via CDFI and HDFI were 2.3% and 68.2% (P<0.01), 22.4% and 82.4% (P<0.01), 41.5% and 91.2% (P<0.01) for group A, group B, and group C, respectively. The total successful display rates for the two methods were 28.9% (CDFI) and 84.8% (HDFI) (P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS The HDFI technique is more valuable than CDFI for detecting PVs in early pregnancy (11-13+6 weeks). HDFI can detect at least one PV in all cases and may be used to detect pulmonary venous anomalies early.
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- Dong-Mei Lin
- Department of Medical Ultrasonics, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China.,Department of Medical Ultrasonics, South China Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518000, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasonics, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasonics, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasonics, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasonics, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasonics, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasonics, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China.
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Zhang Y, Shao Q, Sun L, Ge S, He Y. Prenatal diagnosis of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection by 2D and 3D fetal echocardiography. Echocardiography 2017; 34:1852-1857. [PMID: 29287134 DOI: 10.1111/echo.13698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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- Ye Zhang
- Department of Echocardiography; Beijing Anzhen Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing China
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- Department of Echocardiography; Beijing Anzhen Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing China
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- Department of Echocardiography; Beijing Anzhen Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing China
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- Section of Cardiology; St. Christopher's Hospital for Children and Drexel University College of Medicine; Philadelphia PA USA
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- Department of Echocardiography; Beijing Anzhen Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing China
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