To determine whether training and experience in performing ultrasound examinations are factors that influence the prenatal detection of congenital heart defects (CHDs) in a non-selected population, in order to evaluate and improve the current training program.
The examiner's ultrasound experience has a significant impact on the detection rate of congenital heart defects at the second-trimester fetal examination.
National Center for Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway. eva.tegnander@ntnu.no
