| The increasing availability of 3D ultrasound has | | | | better look at the organ being examined and is best |
| resulted largely from the brisk advancement in | | | | used for early detection of tumors, discovering |
| computer technology. The aim of three-dimensional | | | | masses in the colon and rectum, detecting breast |
| imaging is to eliminate invasive tests whenever | | | | lesions for possible biopsies, assessing the |
| possible and simplify workflow. | | | | development of a fetus, and visualizing blood flow in |
| 3D ultrasound scans are as safe as traditional | | | | various organs. Three-dimensional scans greatly aid in |
| ultrasound scanning because the image is composed | | | | the diagnosis of problems by showing more detail |
| of sections of two-dimensional images, so the | | | | from different angles. |
| ultrasound exposure is the same. In this procedure, | | | | Getting a good three-dimensional image depends on |
| several two-dimensional images are combined by | | | | the aptitude of the operator, the position of the |
| specialized computer software to form | | | | baby and the amount of fluid around him or her. A |
| three-dimensional images. | | | | good image of the face, for example, can only be |
| With three-dimensional imaging, sonologists can get | | | | obtained if the baby is facing upwards, he does not |
| the full picture in a single image. They can see the | | | | have his hands in front of his face and there is a pool |
| entire brain in one view instead of multiple images. | | | | of amniotic fluid surrounding the features. |
| Achieving comparable results with a routine 2D scan | | | | Also, pediatric sonologists are reaping a variety of |
| of the head requires at least three separate scans. In | | | | benefits from improved technologies. Patient care has |
| other scenarios, such as abdominal scans, it is not | | | | been enhanced via higher-quality images in 3D. Costs, |
| possible to obtain a third view with a routine scan. | | | | too, have been reduced due to a need for fewer |
| Three-dimensional imaging allows a physician to get a | | | | rescans. |