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Re: 4D ultrasounds & fetal heart evaluation

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 24 Oct 2002 07:56:36 -0500 (CDT)

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>I have read that 4D ultrasounds are good for viewing the face of the baby and external features but someone told me that they are good at finding heart defects.
>Is this true? When you look at pictures of a 4D ultrasound it appears that they only look at the baby externally.
>We can have one at 28 weeks due to the fact that our first baby died from pulmonary atresia. Would the 4D ultrasound be valuable? We have already had a fetal echo that looked great.
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>Thank you!
>Halley
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Actually it is 3D and it should not be helpful in the situation you describe.

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>I have read that 4D ultrasounds are good for
>viewing the face of the baby and external features but someone told me that they
>are good at finding heart defects.
>Is this true? When you look at pictures of a 4D
>ultrasound it appears that they only look at the baby externally.
>We can have one at 28 weeks due to the fact that
>our first baby died from pulmonary atresia. Would the 4D ultrasound be valuable?
>We have already had a fetal echo that looked great.
> 
>Thank you!
>Halley
>
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