In a study published in Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology that involved more than 50,000 pregnancies, a fetal anomaly was detected for the first time in the third trimester in one in 200 women who ...

Ultrasound is commonly used as an initial diagnostic tool for a wide variety of conditions. As an imaging test, it can help health professionals see abnormal structures or injuries inside your body.

Ultrasound imaging is an important screening and diagnostic tool in prenatal care, but for many couples in Canada and the United States, it is primarily a meaningful social ritual of seeing and ...

Ultrasounds send high-frequency sound waves into the body. They help doctors identify abnormal growths and can be used to identify ovarian cancer. Although ultrasounds can detect tumors and masses, ...

A choroid plexus cyst is a buildup of fluid found in the choroid section of an unborn baby’s brain. It’s estimated that choroid plexus cysts happen in about 2% of pregnancies, usually during the ...

An ultrasound, which is also called sonography, is a test that uses sound waves to see inside your body. It creates real-time images or videos of internal organs and tissues without the need for ...