Table 1 Casting effectiveness evaluation in great vessels of the fetal heart.

From: Utility of modified vascular corrosion casting technique in the diagnosis of fetal ductus arteriosus abnormalities

Great vessels of the heart

Vessel diameter ((x ± s)(mm)

P value△

Casting group

Echocardiography group

DA

1.30 ± 1.47

1.37 ± 1.36

0.847

AAo

4.43 ± 1.30

4.28 ± 1.20

0.773

DAo

4.61 ± 0.73

4.36 ± 0.36

0.304

MPA

3.49 ± 1.63

3.37 ± 1.48

0.843

LPA

2.20 ± 0.49

2.98 ± 0.46

0.244

RPA

2.14 ± 0.58

2.11 ± 0.37

0.896

SVC

3.21 ± 0.51

3.11 ± 0.27

0.569

IVC

3.89 ± 0.47

3.84 ± 0.42

0.744

  1. DA, ductus arteriosus; AAo, ascending aorta; DAo, descending aorta; MPA, main pulmonary artery; LPA, left pulmonary artery; RPA, Right pulmonary artery; SVC, superior vena cava; IVC, inferior vena cava. *P value (calculated by student t-test) of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
  2. △Comparison between casting group and echocardiography group (calculated by student t-test).
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