New study was done by John G. Sled of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto on novel ultrasound technique. Funding was provided partially by NIH's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
About Ultrasound
Ultrasound scan or sonogram uses sound waves to obtain images of the internal organs. Ultrasound scan is used during pregnancy and to examine breast, abdomen, renal and thyroid.
Ultrasound scan or sonogram uses sound waves to obtain images of the internal organs. Ultrasound scan is used during pregnancy and to examine breast, abdomen, renal and thyroid.
‘New technique provides a way to diagnose circulation problems in the placenta that can harm the fetus early in pregnancy.’
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New technique with ultrasound scans was tested on women between the 26th and 32nd weeks of pregnancy and diagnosed those with circulatory problems in the maternal or fetal part of the placenta.Read More..
The diagnoses were verified after giving birth by comparing them to the results of physical examination of the placentas they delivered. 40 women had placentas without circulation problems, 16 had placentas with fetal circulation problems, and 30 had maternal placenta circulation problems.
New method provides a way to diagnose circulation problems in the placenta that can harm the fetus and would otherwise go undetected until late in pregnancy.
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