Website for the COCHE project at the University of Oxford

Clinical Artificial Intelligence in Fetal Echocardiography 

We have been part of the InnoHK-funded COCHE Centre since 2021. In the first phase of our research we have worked with 5 clinical sites to curate the CAIFE data library, which contains both retrospective and prospective fetal echocardiography scans, including around 2.500 congenital heart disease (CHD) scans, and image and video annotations. We have developed and published a series of video analysis foundational tools for spatio-temporal modelling and analysis from fetal echocardiography free-hand and sweep video. We have also published several congenital heart detection methods including video anomaly detection aimed at CHD screening.

A new five-year phase of the work commenced in late 2025 which aims to further develop and clinically validate AI-driven solutions for CHD detection and risk stratification in fetal ultrasound. Our approach builds on the CAIFE dataset, and is expanding to include novel echocardiographic biomarkers, and Al models that are suitable to be integrated into clinically deployable decision-support systems.

The project benefits from collaboration with five international clinical partner sites, which have collected large-scale datasets and continue to support the research through ongoing data collection and clinical expertise. We are actively looking for industrial partners to commercialise the work.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Brompton Hospital - Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Gold Coast University Hospital

The project team continues to advance the research, generating high-quality publications and delivering impactful research outcomes.
Further updates will be posted as the project continues to evolve.

This research is funded by InnoHK-funded Hong Kong Centre for Cerebro-cardiovascular Health Engineering (COCHE). It has been delivered through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC).