The Fetal Modified Myocardial Performance Index: Is Automation the Future?

Figure 2

The schematic diagram at top left shows placement of the Doppler sample volume (SV) in left Mod-MPI measurement. The corresponding Doppler waveform is shown at bottom and the 2D echocardiograph is at top right. LV: left ventricle; LA: left atrium; RV: right ventricle; RA: right atrium; AO: aortic outflow tract; adapted from Hernandez-Andrade et al. (2005) [5].