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Ultrasound advances detect anomalies sooner. (Embryonic Imaging).

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| October 01, 2002 | McNamara, Damian | COPYRIGHT 2002 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

OSLO -- Recent and upcoming enhancements to ultrasound technology are driving intense interest in embryonic imaging and allowing researchers and clinicians to see more earlier, Dr. Sturla H. Eik-Nes said at the 18th European Congress of Perinatal Medicine.

Beginning with implantation around 4.5 weeks, ultrasound shows a small ring in the uterus. Ultrasound of an embryo is not only challenging because of its small size, but because of tremendous changes in appearances in a relatively short time.

At the seventh week of pregnancy, ultrasound shows a large advance in brain development, compared with just 1 week before.

At 7 weeks, "you can see a tremendous development since week 6. We can detect different brain compartments and see significant features," said Dr. Eik-Nes of the department of obstetrics and gynecology, National Center for Fetal Medicine, Trondheim, Norway.

One of the benefits of early ultrasound is the ability to study brain development over time, which makes detection of an anomaly easier.

Although a heartbeat can be seen very early, ultrasound technology is still unable to detect major heart ...

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