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The method know as three dimensional ultrasound scanning is that can be used during early pregnancy, it provides 3d images of the unborn baby. Most times the ultrasound samples are collated and joined together and made into a movie to created a “4d ultrasound”.

Three dimensional scanning works in the same manner to the normal scanning methods except that the ultrasound scanning pulses are sent from many directions. The ultrasound waves can be reflected back then captured to provide info to construct a 3d picture in much the same way as 3d pictures. 3d ultrasound was started by stephen smith and olaf von ramm at duke university.

It’s important to understand that sonologists all over the world always pictured three-dimensional images of anatomy or pathology in their minds while doing their 2d scans. However, until recently it was almost impossibel to do this kind of reconstruction on on data using ultrasound. The advent of 4d baby scans for the first time allowed us a peek into the thinking of a sonologist and hence letting us see the images on the ultrasound machine.

4d ultrasound imaging should utilize ultrasound energy following the same limits as conventional 2d ultrasound to create the 3d images. While there is no information of harm due to 3d ultrasound, its use in non-medical situations should be undertaken with the understanding that a risk may exist.

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