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Machine Learning in Fetal Cardiology: What to Expect

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Garcia-Canadilla, Patricia, Sanchez-Martinez, Sergio, Crispi, Fatima, Bijnens, Bart·2020·Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

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In fetal cardiology, imaging (especially echocardiography) has demonstrated to help in the diagnosis and monitoring of fetuses with a compromised cardiovascular system potentially associated with several fetal conditions. Different ultrasound approaches are currently used to evaluate fetal cardiac structure and function, including conventional 2-D imaging and M-mode and tissue Doppler imaging among others. However, assessment of the fetal heart is still challenging mainly due to involuntary movements of the fetus, the small size of the heart, and the lack of expertise in fetal echocardiography of some sonographers. Therefore, the use of new technologies to improve the primary acquired images, to help extract measurements, or to aid in the diagnosis of cardiac abnormalities is of great importance for optimal assessment of the fetal heart. Machine leaning (ML) is a computer science discipline focused on teaching a computer to perform tasks with specific goals without explicitly programming the rules on how to perform this task. In this review we provide a brief overview on the potential of ML techniques to improve the evaluation of fetal cardiac function by optimizing image acquisition and quantification/segmentation, as well as aid in improving the prenatal diagnoses of fetal cardiac remodeling and abnormalities.

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Authors
Garcia-Canadilla, P., Sanchez-Martinez, S., Crispi, F., & Bijnens, B.
Affiliations
  • Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona (ES)
  • Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ES)
Venue
Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
Publisher
S. Karger AG
Published
2020
Volume
47
Issue
5
Pages
363-372
ISSN
  • 1015-3837 (ISSN-L)
  • 1421-9964
OpenAlex
W2999570143
Cited by
123
References
69
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 27 · 2022: 28 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 4
FWCI
1.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Lirias (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Repositori digital de la UPF (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Cerebra
  • Fundación Bancaria Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona
  • Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (2017SGR)
  • Instituto de Salud Carlos III (LCF/PR/GN14/10270005, AGAUR 2017, PI17/00675, ERPR04G719/2016)
  • European Regional Development Fund (LCF/PR/GN14/10270005, PI17/00675)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Health Informatics › Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Congenital Heart Disease Studies
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Keywords
machine learning, fetal cardiology, fetal echocardiography, fetal cardiac function, fetal cardiac anomalies, prenatal diagnosis, image segmentation, tissue Doppler imaging, M-mode imaging
MeSH terms
Machine Learning, Echocardiography, Female, Fetal Heart, Heart Defects, Congenital, Humans, Pregnancy, Prenatal Diagnosis, Ultrasonography, Prenatal

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