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Re: questions for 16 week u/s

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 30 Dec 2001 19:37:27 -0600 (CST)


A perinatologist or sonographer knows exactly what to look for. If the four chambers of the heart can be seen, the only thing that can be missed is the corpus callosum (area of the brain that doesn't start to develop til 20 weeks).

Hope this helps and write back anytime for more information.

Dr. M

At Sun, 30 Dec 2001, Mary wrote: >
>Can you tell me what types of questions I should ask my peri at my 16
>week u/s?
>
>For example, can you tell me what he is looking for to make sure the
>baby is chromosomally normal, so I can make sure that he looked at those
>markers, and that I can know if they are normal?
>
>Also, how often have you heard of a 16 week u/s being normal and then
>the 20 week one shows a problem?
>
>Thanks.
>
>--
>Mary
>

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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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