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Table 4 Comparison between agreement of Fetal MRI and Fetal Echo with Post-natal echo regarding individual congenital anomaly (n = 34)

From: Feasibility study in assessment of congenital cardiovascular malformation by recent technique of fetal cardiac MR imaging

Anomaly

Post-natal echo

Agreed with Fetal MRI

Kappa agreement test

Agreed with Fetal Echo

Kappa agreement test

k

p value

k

p value

VSD

8

8

1.000

< 0.001**

6

0.750

0.012*

Right hypoplastic &DILV

2

2

1.000

< 0.001**

2

1.000

< 0.001**

Left hypoplastic & DORV

4

2

0.500

0.248

4

1.000

< 0.001**

ASD

6

6

1.000

< 0.001**

4

0.667

0.028*

Apparent cardiomegaly

10

10

1.000

< 0.001**

10

1.000

< 0.001**

Pericardial effusion

6

6

1.000

< 0.001**

6

1.000

< 0.001**

Right side dilatation & thick TV

2

2

1.000

< 0.001**

2

1.000

< 0.001**

AV&VA discordance

2

2

1.000

< 0.001**

2

1.000

< 0.001**

Truncus arteriosus& RAA

2

2

1.000

< 0.001**

0

0.000

1.000

Ebstien anomaly

2

2

1.000

< 0.001**

2

1.000

< 0.001**

  1. VSD, ventricular septal defect; DILV, double inlet left ventricle; DORV, double outlet right ventricle; ASD, atrial septal defect; TV, tricuspid valve; AV, atrioventricular; VA, ventriculoarterial; RAA, right side aortic arch