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Three‐dimensional ultrasonography and assessment of the first‐trimester fetus.
Author(s) -
Hull A D,
James G,
Salerno C C,
Nelson T,
Pretorius D H
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/jum.2001.20.4.287
Subject(s) - medicine , ultrasonography , fetus , third trimester , second trimester , pregnancy , radiology , obstetrics , biology , genetics
We used transvaginal three‐dimensional ultrasonography to assess the first‐trimester fetus and compared the findings with contemporaneous two‐dimensional ultrasonographic studies. Multiplanar three‐dimensional ultrasonography provided good visualization of fetal anatomy and allowed fetal measurement and assessment of nuchal translucency thickness. Three‐dimensional ultrasonography required significantly less time to perform and to interpret than two‐dimensional ultrasonography. Three‐dimensional ultrasonography is an effective means of assessing the first‐trimester fetus and offers potential advantages over two‐dimensional ultrasonography.