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A crowded womb: 4D Ultrasound January 17, 2007

Posted by Bertalan Meskó in Invention, Medicine, Newborn screening, Photography, Pregnancy, Prevention, science.
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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…

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Fantastic four: A silicone model of a quadruplet pregnancy (Courtesy of dailymail.co.uk)

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Their own placenta and amniotic sac prevent them from touching each other. (Courtesy of dailymail.co.uk)

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Comments»

1. Safe Prenatal Genetic Test? « ScienceRoll - February 2, 2007

[...] ultrasound technique (like the 4D ultrasound) [...]

2. rahul - July 24, 2007

see the girl stuff ?

3. Anonymous - July 19, 2008

is this a real photo or computerized ???

4. kate. - August 6, 2008

this is cool. but then again its really a blessing!

5. CMS Medical - August 7, 2008

Great! am an expecting mum, i feel proud seeing this…

6. kaylee c - October 18, 2008

omg that is sooooooooooo freakin awsome i would love to see what my kid looks like

7. deepak - November 1, 2008

wow wow so when are we expecting it .. this might be costly though

8. Steynian 304 « Free Canuckistan! - January 5, 2009

[...] of ‘foetus’ or ‘choice’ or the feelings of fear and uncertainty do not bear up in the face of this person, with a name and reality and purpose, a unique existence. It’s a bit like how [...]

9. shakeel - February 14, 2009

hi iam 6 week pregnent and before one week i used tablet mensovit for come menses but stiil no menses now iwant to continue my pregnency is any problem for baby for using this tablets pleas ecan u send me answer buy this email thanks



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