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Table 5 Sensitivity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy of Fetal MRI and Fetal Echo regarding to individual and over all cardiac anomalies:

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

Anomaly

Post-natal Echo

Sensitivity % (%)

Positive predictive value (%)

Negative predictive value (%)

Accuracy (%)

VSD

Agreed with Fetal MRI

100.0

100.0

0.0

100.0

Agreed with Fetal Echo

75.0

100.0

25.0

75.0

Right hypo-plastic & DILV

Agreed with Fetal MRI

100.0

100.0

0.0

100.0

Agreed with Fetal Echo

100.0

100.0

0.0

100.0

Left hypo-plastic & DORV

Agreed with Fetal MRI

50.0

100.0

50.0

50.0

Agreed with Fetal Echo

100.0

100.0

0.0

100.0

ASD&AVSD

Agreed with Fetal MRI

100.0

100.0

0.0

100.0

Agreed with Fetal Echo

66.7

100.0

33.3

66.7

Apparent cardiomegaly

Agreed with Fetal MRI

100.0

100.0

0.0

100.0

Agreed with Fetal Echo

100.0

100.0

0.0

100.0

Pericardial effusion

Agreed with Fetal MRI

100.0

100.0

0.0

100.0

Agreed with Fetal Echo

100.0

100.0

0.0

100.0

Right side dilatation & thick TV

Agreed with Fetal MRI

100.0

100.0

0.0

100.0

Agreed with Fetal Echo

100.0

100.0

0.0

100.0

AV&VA discordance

Agreed with Fetal MRI

100.0

100.0

0.0

100.0

Agreed with Fetal Echo

100.0

100.0

0.0

100.0

Truncus arteriosus & right sided AA

Agreed with Fetal MRI

100.0

100.0

0.0

100.0

Agreed with Fetal Echo

0.0

0.0

100.0

0.0

Ebstien anomaly

Agreed with Fetal MRI

100.0

100.0

0.0

100.0

Agreed with Fetal Echo

100.0

100.0

0.0

100.0

Over all

Agreed with Fetal MRI

95.5

100.0

4.5

95.5

Agreed with Fetal Echo

86.4

100.0

13.6

86.4

  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