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Midpregnancy Ultrasound - Fetal Anatomy Survey - Fetal Anomaly Screen

By Robin Elise Weiss, LCCE, About.com

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3D Ultrasounds

18 week 3D ultrasoundPhoto © M. Horn
3D ultrasound is starting to be used more often. Many parents find the images more friendly than the stark black and white photos of the 2D pictures that standard ultrasound uses. Though it can be more difficult to obtain really good 3D photographs. Talk to your practitioner about the benefits of 3D versus 2D for your fetal anomaly screen.

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