Pregnancy and Birth

Normal 35 week pregnancy

An approx. 12 week fetus, first ultrasound of this pregnancy.

4D image of 29 weeks pregnancy, multiple anomalies: Clinch hand, omphalocoele, single atrium

This is a confirmed case of scar ectopic pregnancy. Yesterday, I carried out this exam in an emergency room, without much time to perform an adequate sonogram, the patient did not feel good with “cramps” but no signs of bleeding.

Although ultrasounds are relatively safe and have become integral tools in medicine, the underlying thermal and mechanical mechanisms have the potential for causing negative biological effects. To protect patients, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association developed standards requiring the on-screen display of thermal indexes (TI) and mechanical indexes (MI) on machines capable of producing MIs or TIs greater than 1.

At the time I was starting this blog two patients with similar fibroids came to see me. Both were severely anemic, and one was hemorrhaging and in shock.

Doppler ultrasonography (US) is increasingly being utilized as an imaging modality in breast cancer. It is used to study the vascular characteristics of the tumor.

This random retrospective cross-sectional study was preformed to determine the frequency of uterine malformation in restricted gene pool communities. In 4 groups of women desiring to conceive during their reproductive years, all women lives in lacrete, a community in north Alberta, Canada

Ultrasound lets the doctor check on some aspects of the baby's health, especially those that involve the baby's structure and size. There are other tests that can be used together with ultrasound to get extra information about the baby.