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Re: PREGNANCY: ultrasound accuracyFrom: dr.narayan patel (anonymous@obgyn.net)Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:46:53 -0500 (CDT)
At Mon, 20 Jul 2009, sherbear411 wrote: > >I had an abdominal ultrasound on friday at what I thought I should have >been at least 7wks since I chart my cycles. The ultrasound was done >because of early spotting, early dating and cause I just had a missed >miscarriage in april. The ultrasounds average on the baby was only >6wk2d, which is impossible according to my chart, but with a pretty good >heart beat at 131bpm. I'm just wondering how far off can the ultrasound >machine be? The tech was pretty sure that it was accurate. The quality >was very clear which was surprising to me since I thought you were >suppose to have transvaginal ultrasounds at this point an with the >abdominal have a full bladder, which I had just emptied prior to the >ultrasound. Thanks for your help. Hi, Tarns vaginal ultasound is more accurete than tans abdominal.You get one week this difference in trans abdominal. Normally we do tran vaninal ultra sound up to 12 weeks of pregnancy unless some body has only tran abdominal probe. Dr.Narayan Patel M.D. D.G.O. FICS Ahmedabad-380014 INDIA Note: Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions. ** Private emails cannot be entertained due to time constraints;
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