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MR image quality was assessed using a 4-point scale (from 1\u2009=\u2009low to 4\u2009=\u2009excellent). Postnatal echocardiography was performed for validation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>17\/28 fetuses (60.7%) had pathological findings [16 congenital heart defect (CHD), one diaphragmatic hernia] in prenatal echocardiography. One fetus was excluded due to severe motion. Overall sensitivity and specificity in detecting fetal cardiac abnormalities was 88% and 100%, respectively, for fetal MRI and 100% and 100% for fetal echocardiography. MR image quality for evaluation of cardiac structures was high with a mean score of 2.8 (\u00b10.8) (score 4: 15.9%, score 3: 53.8%, score 2: 19.3%, score 1: 11%). Quantitative measurements did not differ between fetal cardiovascular MRI and fetal echocardiography (all <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;gt;\u20090.05).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Diagnostic performance of fetal cardiovascular MRI using DUS gating was comparable to fetal echocardiography. 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