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The fetal three-vessel and tracheal view revisited

Gardiner, Helena, Chaoui, Rabih·2013·Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
DOI 10.1016/j.siny.2013.01.007
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The routine use of four-chamber screening of the fetal heart was pioneered in the early 1980s and has been shown to detect reliably mainly univentricular hearts in the fetus. Many conotruncal anomalies and ductal-dependent lesions may, however, not be detected with the four-chamber view alone and additional planes are needed. The three-vessel and tracheal (3VT) view is a transverse plane in the upper mediastinum demonstrating simultaneously the course and the connection of both the aortic and ductal arches, their relationship to the trachea and the visualization of the superior vena cava. The purpose of the article is to review the two-dimensional anatomy of this plane and the contribution of colour Doppler and to present a checklist to be achieved on screening ultrasound. Typical suspicions include the detection of abnormal vessel number, abnormal vessel size, abnormal course and alignment and abnormal colour Doppler pattern. Anomalies such as pulmonary and aortic stenosis and atresia, aortic coarctation, interrupted arch, tetralogy of Fallot, common arterial trunk, transposition of the great arteries, right aortic arch, double aortic arch, aberrant right subclavian artery, left superior vena cava are some of the anomalies showing an abnormal 3VT image. Recent studies on the comprehensive evaluation of the 3VT view and adjacent planes have shown the potential of visualizing the thymus and the left brachiocephalic vein during fetal echocardiography and in detecting additional rare conditions. National and international societies are increasingly recommending the use of this plane during routine ultrasound in order to improve prenatal detection rates of critical cardiac defects.

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Authors
Gardiner, H., & Chaoui, R.
Corresponding author
Chaoui, Rabih
ORCID
Venue
Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-10
Volume
18
Issue
5
Pages
261-268
ISSN
1744-165X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.siny.2013.01.007
OpenAlex
W2106363860
Cited by
71
References
32
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FWCI
0.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Congenital Heart Disease Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
Keywords
fetal echocardiography, conotruncal anomalies, colour Doppler, aortic arch, superior vena cava, tetralogy of Fallot, transposition of the great arteries, double aortic arch, aberrant right subclavian artery, right aortic arch, truncus arteriosus, coarctation of the aorta, thymus, left brachiocephalic vein
MeSH terms
Coronary Vessel Anomalies, Coronary Vessels, Female, Fetal Heart, Heart Diseases, Humans, Male, Models, Cardiovascular, Pregnancy, Trachea, Ultrasonography, Prenatal, Fetal Development

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