Ultrasound Services

• General pregnancy assessment (low risk patients included)
• First trimester genetic ultrasound
  • NuchalNuchal:
    Anything, which relates to the back of the neck.  translucency
  • Nasal bone
  • Ductus venosusDuctus venosus:
    A vein passing through the liver and connecting the left umbilical vein with the inferior vena cava of the fetus.  Doppler
• Diagnosis of spinal defects
• Targeted anatomical ultrasound (Level II/III)
• Computerized fetal growth analysis
• Fetal Biophysical ProfileBiophysical Profile:
  An ultrasound test which evaluates fetal behavior (breathing, tone, movement)and amniotic fluid volume.  (assessment of fetal behavior and well being)
• Uteroplacental DopplerDoppler:
  Often used as a non-invasive method of measuring blood flow in humans.  assessment
  • Maternal uterine arteries
  • Fetal umbilical arteries
  • Fetal Umbilical veinUmbilical vein:
    A vein in the umbilical cord, which returns nutrient and oxygenated blood from the placenta to the fetus.  
  • Placental intervillous flow patterns (power color DopplerDoppler:
    Often used as a non-invasive method of measuring blood flow in humans.  and 3-D power AngiographyAngiography:
    Examination of the blood vessels using x-rays following the injection of a radiopaque substance. )
• Fetal brain sparing DopplerDoppler:
  Often used as a non-invasive method of measuring blood flow in humans.  assessment (evaluation of peripheral and central fetal vessels which help us determine the quality of oxygenation of the fetus).
• Fetal EchocardiographyEchocardiography:
  The use of ultrasound in the diagnosis of cardiovascular lesions and in recording the size, motion, and composition of various cardiac structures.  (detailed assessment of the anatomy and function of the fetal heart).