Progresses of ultrasound in fetuses with restricted and premature closed foramen ovale
10.13929/j.1672-8475.201611024
- VernacularTitle:胎儿卵圆孔处血流受限及早闭的超声研究进展
- Author:
Wenjia LEI
;
Ying ZHANG
- Keywords:
Ultrasonography;
Foramen window;
Premature closure
- From:
Chinese Journal of Interventional Imaging and Therapy
2017;14(3):186-189
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The foramen ovale (FO) is an important intra-atrium communication in fetuses.FO restriction or closure in fetuses with or without congenital heart defects can cause hemodynamics abnormality in utero.Fetal echocardiography plays an irreplaceable role in diagnosis of disease about FO.Progresses of ultrasound in fetuses with restricted or premature closed FO were reviewed in this article.
