Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (May 2023)
Advanced imaging of fetal cardiac function
- Henriette Kühle,
- Henriette Kühle,
- Henriette Kühle,
- Steven K. S. Cho,
- Steven K. S. Cho,
- Steven K. S. Cho,
- Nathaniel Barber,
- Datta Singh Goolaub,
- Jack R. T. Darby,
- Janna L. Morrison,
- Janna L. Morrison,
- Janna L. Morrison,
- Christoph Haller,
- Liqun Sun,
- Liqun Sun,
- Mike Seed,
- Mike Seed,
- Mike Seed,
- Mike Seed,
- Mike Seed
Affiliations
- Henriette Kühle
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Henriette Kühle
- Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Magdeburg, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
- Henriette Kühle
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Steven K. S. Cho
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Steven K. S. Cho
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Steven K. S. Cho
- Early Origins of Adult Health Research Group, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Nathaniel Barber
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Datta Singh Goolaub
- Translational Medicine Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Jack R. T. Darby
- Early Origins of Adult Health Research Group, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Janna L. Morrison
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Janna L. Morrison
- Early Origins of Adult Health Research Group, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Janna L. Morrison
- Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Christoph Haller
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Liqun Sun
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Liqun Sun
- Translational Medicine Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Mike Seed
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Mike Seed
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Mike Seed
- Translational Medicine Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Mike Seed
- Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Mike Seed
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1206138
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 10
Abstract
Over recent decades, a variety of advanced imaging techniques for assessing cardiovascular physiology and cardiac function in adults and children have been applied in the fetus. In many cases, technical development has been required to allow feasibility in the fetus, while an appreciation of the unique physiology of the fetal circulation is required for proper interpretation of the findings. This review will focus on recent advances in fetal echocardiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR), providing examples of their application in research and clinical settings. We will also consider future directions for these technologies, including their ongoing technical development and potential clinical value.
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