ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2021
Postmortem Micro-CT of Human Fetal Heart-A Systematic Literature Review.
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- Protocol for Post-Mortem Micro-CT Imaging of Coronary Arteries in Low-Mass Neonatal Puppy Hearts Using Barium-Based Contrast.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Virtual Post Mortem in Fetuses and Newborns for the Verification of Congenital Heart Malformations.Pediatric cardiology · 2026Article
- From Fragile Lives to Forensic Truth: Multimodal Forensic Approaches to Pediatric Homicide and Suspect Death.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Complex congenital heart and lung defects as a cause of hydrops fetalis in French bulldogs -micro-CT with contrast study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Microfocus computed tomography for fetal postmortem imaging: an overview.Pediatric radiology · 2023Article
- Exploring the Role of Modified Vascular Anatomical Molding (MVAM) in Prenatal Diagnosis Teaching and Prognosis Prediction of Fetal Complex Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD): A Preliminary Study.International journal of general medicine · 2023Article
- Recent Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Congenital Heart Defects.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Simultaneous Rupture of Quadriceps Tendon and Contra-Lateral Patellar Tendon: A Case Report and Review of Literature.Current health sciences journalArticle
- Positive Effects of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Among Patients with Obstructive Ventilatory Dysfunction Post COVID-19.Current health sciences journalArticle
- Postmortem Evaluation of First Trimester Fetal Heart.Current health sciences journalArticle
- Relationship between Serum Gamma-Glutamyltransferase and Glutathione Antioxidant System in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis of Various Etiology.Current health sciences journalArticle
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4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Micro-computed tomography (CT) is a non-invasive alternative to conventional macroscopic dissection for the evaluation of human fetal cardiac anatomy. This paper aims to systematically review the literature regarding the use of micro-CT to examine human fetal hearts, to illustrate its educational and research implications and to explain its possible directions for the future. A systematic literature review was conducted following the PRISMA statement to identify publications concerning micro-CT applications for the isolated human fetal heart. The search strategy identified nine eligible studies. Micro-CT is technically feasible for postmortem examination of the human fetal heart coming from early and late termination of pregnancy. It reaches high diagnostic accuracy, and it seems to perform better than autopsy in small samples or in the case of early termination of pregnancy. Applications derived from micro-CT allow multiple off-time evaluations and interdisciplinary comparisons for educational purposes and research perspectives in biological and bioengineering domains.
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