@article{article_644012, title={Dorsal approach technique for the visualization of the aortic arch}, journal={Ege Tıp Dergisi}, volume={59}, pages={188–191}, year={2020}, DOI={10.19161/etd.790434}, url={https://izlik.org/JA23DW82DB}, author={Ökmen, Fırat and Ekici, Hüseyin and İmamoğlu, Metehan and Arı, Sabahattin Anıl and Garakhanova, Sabina and Ergenoğlu, Ahmet Mete and Yeniel, Ahmet Özgür}, keywords={Fetal ultrasonograf, aort kemeri, fetal kardiyak değerlendirme, konjenital kalp hastalıklarI, aort koarktasyonu}, abstract={Aim: In this study, we aimed define a new technique to visualize the aortic arch in order to diagnose aortic arch anomalies with a dorsal approach when fetal spine is in anterior position within the uterus. Materials and Methods: 115 patients who were referred to the prenatal screening unit between gestational weeks 20-40 were admitted to the study. 110 patients with normal cardiac findings and 5 fetuses with postnatally confirmed diagnosis of coarctation of aorta were evaluated with the new technique. Results: Aortic arch of 115 fetuses were successfully visualized with the technique defined in detail. Conclusion: The dorsal approach for the visualization of the aortic arch seems as a durable and a convenient technique for the fetal cardiac evaluation, especially in terms of better diagnostic capability for aortic arch pathologies under circumstances where the ventral approach is not feasible.}, number={3}