ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS OF THE PATHOLOGY OF THE AORTIC ARCH IN THE FETUS: STATE OF THE ART
Article contains the information about the normal anatomy of the aortic arch in the fetus, violation of morphogenesis. Discussed in detail the possibility of a two-dimensional imaging in the diagnosis of obstructive lesions of the aorta. Authors made emphasis on existing recommendations of examination of the fetus in this pathology. In the article were formulated limitations of the standard two-dimensional echocardiography in the diagnosis of coarctation of the aorta and interrupted aortic arch in the fetus. Particular attention is paid to new methods of ultrasound diagnostics. The advantages and disadvantages of the three-mode. four-dimensional reconstruction of the heart were analyzed.