A crowded womb: 4D Ultrasound January 17, 2007
Posted by Bertalan Meskó in Invention, Medicine, Newborn screening, Photography, Pregnancy, Prevention, science.trackback
The future of prenatal screening belongs to the 4D scan. It uses the same frequency of sound waves as a normal ultrasound, but the sound waves are directed from many more angles, producing a ‘real-time’ video of the foetus.
London-based obstetrician Professor Stuart Campbell, who is the pioneer of 4D scans in Britain, performed the scans for a National Geographic documentary.
He says: ‘It was fascinating to see the babies in more detail than ever before. I was amazed at the detail in the faces - smiles, blinking - and the interaction between multiple foetuses.’
See many more images and video clips here, or the timeline of fetal growth on the GE Healthcare page.
A new blogterview on the subject is coming soon…
Fantastic four: A silicone model of a quadruplet pregnancy (Courtesy of dailymail.co.uk)
Their own placenta and amniotic sac prevent them from touching each other. (Courtesy of dailymail.co.uk)
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