How Technology Has Changed Fetal Ultrasound
Introduction
Technology has changed fetal ultrasound by allowing abnormalities to be found earlier and cured more precisely, being able to accurately judge anything from gender to age, and creating a better picture for the parents. “Fetal ultrasound is the safest way to check for problems and get information on the fetus” (The Future of Ultrasound: Color Photos and 4D Imagery, 2014, p.1). It is different than x-rays because it doesn’t use radiation, “Ultrasound comes from a machine that creates an image of the inside of your body. It shows what your baby looks like while still inside your womb” (Ultrasound in Pregnancy, 2016, p.1). Finding Abnormalities on a Baby There are many benefits that come with …show more content…
Doctor Deborah Levine stated in an interview, “patients, of course, love 3D pictures, but as radiologists we have to be careful that we’re not performing an ultrasound for the fun of it” (3D and 4D Ultrasound Advances Spark Research, Create Challenges, 2013, p.1). Although fetal ultrasound is proven to be safe, it’s better not to get it if you don’t have to. The idea of parents being able to see their baby before it’s born has become so popular that some people have started having 3D ultrasound parties where someone comes into their home and performs a 3D ultrasound for the patient and their families to see (3D and 4D Ultrasound Advances Spark Research, Create Challenges, 2013). As technology improves, people will only become more wild with ideas of prenatal imaging . In the future 4D images have the potential to be in color and 3D images will soon be able to be 3D printed (The Future of Ultrasound: Color Photos and 4D Imagery, 2014). Although fetal ultrasounds have fun benefits for parents, a study has also shown that “prenatal imaging has improved patient management and pregnancy outcome” (Woo,
Introduction
Technology has changed fetal ultrasound by allowing abnormalities to be found earlier and cured more precisely, being able to accurately judge anything from gender to age, and creating a better picture for the parents. “Fetal ultrasound is the safest way to check for problems and get information on the fetus” (The Future of Ultrasound: Color Photos and 4D Imagery, 2014, p.1). It is different than x-rays because it doesn’t use radiation, “Ultrasound comes from a machine that creates an image of the inside of your body. It shows what your baby looks like while still inside your womb” (Ultrasound in Pregnancy, 2016, p.1). Finding Abnormalities on a Baby There are many benefits that come with …show more content…
Doctor Deborah Levine stated in an interview, “patients, of course, love 3D pictures, but as radiologists we have to be careful that we’re not performing an ultrasound for the fun of it” (3D and 4D Ultrasound Advances Spark Research, Create Challenges, 2013, p.1). Although fetal ultrasound is proven to be safe, it’s better not to get it if you don’t have to. The idea of parents being able to see their baby before it’s born has become so popular that some people have started having 3D ultrasound parties where someone comes into their home and performs a 3D ultrasound for the patient and their families to see (3D and 4D Ultrasound Advances Spark Research, Create Challenges, 2013). As technology improves, people will only become more wild with ideas of prenatal imaging . In the future 4D images have the potential to be in color and 3D images will soon be able to be 3D printed (The Future of Ultrasound: Color Photos and 4D Imagery, 2014). Although fetal ultrasounds have fun benefits for parents, a study has also shown that “prenatal imaging has improved patient management and pregnancy outcome” (Woo,