[4D Ultrasound]

Cuadros M, Llanos A, Villegas Portero R
Record ID 32010001478
Spanish
Authors' results and conclusions: There were 141 documents located. This was followed by the discarding of 133 studies on the basis of the title and summary. Detailed reading of the remaining 8 articles eliminated 7. According to the CASPe criteria for diagnostic tests, the one selected work was considered of low quality. This selected work was a multicentre (a university hospital and a private hospital) retrospective study, with 138 pregnancies aborted due to foetal malformations after the 21st week of gestation. The results of this study presented 3D/4D ultrasound as a sensitive test for the diagnosis of malformations, located mainly in the heart and thorax, brain, lips, abdomen and spine.
Authors' recommendations: The quality and nature of the evidence available with respect to the effectiveness of 4D ultrasound versus anatomical-pathology do not allow a greater extension of its use to be recommended at the present time.
Details
Project Status: Completed
URL for project: https://www.aetsa.org/publicacion/ecografia-4d-informe-de-sintesis-de-tecnologia-emergente/
Year Published: 2010
URL for published report: https://www.aetsa.org/download/publicaciones/antiguas/AETSA_2007-02-4_Ecografia4D.pdf
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: Spain
MeSH Terms
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal
Contact
Organisation Name: Andalusian Health Technology Assessment Area
Contact Address: Area de Evaluacion de Tecnologias Sanitarias Sanitarias de Andalucia (AETSA) Avda. Innovación, s/n Edificio Arena 1. Sevilla (Spain) Tel. +34 955 006 309
Contact Name: aetsa.csalud@juntadeandalucia.es
Contact Email: aetsa.csalud@juntadeandalucia.es
Copyright: Andalusian Agency for Health Technology Assessment (AETSA)
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