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Exploring the role of artificial intelligence in the study of fetal heart

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata, Università Di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy

    Giuseppe Rizzo, Maria Elena Pietrolucci & Ilenia Mappa

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Roma, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Giovanni Addolorata, Roma, Italy

    Alessandra Capponi

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Video 1 Example of automatic measurement by the AI software of pulmonary artery (PA), Aorta (AO) and superior vena cava (SVC) when the 3 vessels are correctly aligned (MP4 1430 kb)

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Rizzo, G., Pietrolucci, M.E., Capponi, A. et al. Exploring the role of artificial intelligence in the study of fetal heart. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 38, 1017–1019 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-022-02588-x

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