At the beginning of pregnancy, many expectant mothers are confused and unfamiliar with many prenatal examinations, such as fetal echocardiography, which many pregnant mothers are unaware of. How is fetal echocardiography examined? What can it check? Next, I will introduce to all expectant mothers.
Fetal echocardiography refers to fetal cardiac ultrasound. This type of ultrasound can assist people in observing the dynamic structure of the fetal heart cavity during pregnancy, the beating of the fetal heart, and the flow of fetal blood. This effective and fast detection method is highly regarded by the medical community today, with minimal harm to the human body.
Fetal echocardiography is mainly used to examine whether there are any abnormal morphological conditions in the fetal heart, as well as whether the heart function is normal. Especially for congenital heart disease in fetuses, it is the first stage of examination to be considered.
And cardiac ultrasound is currently the only instrument that does not cause any damage to the human body, and can dynamically display the internal structure of the human heart chamber, the beating of the heart in the body, and the flow of blood. In cardiac ultrasound, its heart probe functions like a camera lens. The doctor places the probe on the patient's chest and moves it back and forth. As the probe slowly rotates, every structure of the patient's heart can be displayed very clearly on the screen.
This type of examination belongs to ultrasound examination, which is a type of non ionizing radiation. People use this technology to study whether the fetal body structure is developing normally. Moreover, this technology can also help doctors determine the size of the fetus and the actual gestational age of pregnant women, which can be said to be very useful.
