Serial fetal lung volume measurement using three-dimensional ultrasound

Fetal Heart Assessment Using Three-dimensional Ultrasound

Cardiac anatomy is complex and often difficult to visualize or comprehend. 3D echocardiography is an area undergoing rapid development that represents a natural extension of conventional sonography methods which require integrating a series of 2D image slices to develop a 3D impression of underlying anatomy or pathology. This paper will review some of the basic concepts behind three-dimensional...

Three-dimensional Ultrasound in the Assessment of Fetal Limb Volume*

Measurement of fetal nuchal translucency thickness by three-dimensional ultrasound.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the feasibility and repeatability of nuchal translucency thickness measurement using three-dimensional ultrasound. METHODS Forty consecutive women with uncomplicated singleton pregnancies attending for Down syndrome screening at 11-14 weeks' gestation were included in this prospective crossover trial. Nuchal translucency thickness was measured using both two-dimension...

An introduction to fetal neurosonography using three-dimensional ultrasound

Multiplanar mode: nomenclature The multiplanar mode is probably the most useful tool for assessment of the fetal central nervous system (CNS). With this mode of display, the plane parallel to the acquisition plane or “start” appears in the upper left corner of the screen and is identified with the letter A. The plane perpendicular to A, but parallel to the ultrasound beam, is identified with th...

Assessment of Fetal Renal Volume Using Three-Dimensional Ultrasound and its Relation to Fetal Growth and Placental Blood Flow

Objective: Intrauterine growth restriction may lead to renal disease and hypertension in adult life. This study was performed to determine whether renal volume differs between fetuses that are intrauterine growth restricted and fetuses that are not. We also aimed to examine the association of fetal blood flow parameters, the amniotic fluid index with the fetal renal volume. Patients and Methods...