Prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease using four‐dimensional spatio‐temporal image correlation (STIC) telemedicine via an Internet link: a pilot study

Abstract

STIC volumes can be obtained by operators inexperienced in fetal echocardiography, transmitted via the Internet, and their analysis enables recognition of most of the structures and views necessary to assess fetal cardiac anatomy. The preliminary use of TELE-STIC allowed us to demonstrate that some intracardiac anomalies can be ruled out and others confirmed, allowing perinatal management to be tailored accordingly.