Clinical problems in long-duration fetal magnetocardiogram recording

Takayoshi Hosono, Yoshiko Sugita, Akihiko Kandori, Kazuyo Arishiro, Akiko Suetake, Yoshihide Chiba, Hirotsugu Fukuda, Tomoaki Ikeda, Kuniomi Ogata, Tsuyoshi Miyashita, Keiji Tsukada

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Abstract

Fetal magnetocardiography (FMCG) was recorded for 20 min to investigate its clinical efficacy. The multichannel SQUID system (MC-6400, Hitachi-Hightechnologies, Japan), which covers a wide area of the torso of pregnant women was used for recording FMCG. We also used simple methods to relieve adverse problems in long-duration measurement for pregnant women in the supine position: (1) light 10-min walking before FMCG measurement to reduce fetal movement, (2) placing a soft cushion under the patient's back to relieve back pains and (3) bending the knees to avoid supine hypotensive syndrome. All these methods were useful in relieving adverse problems.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)753-756
Number of pages4
JournalInternational Congress Series
Volume1300
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2007

Keywords

  • Back pain
  • Fetal magnetocardiography
  • Fetal movement
  • Long-duration recording
  • Supine hypotension syndrome

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Medicine(all)

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