ULTRASOUND SCAN

2D Ultrasound of abdomen, KUB region & pelvis – Both obstetrics and gynecological studies.

OBSTETRICS: (PCPNDTReg. No. PNA/839/2018)

  • Dating scan for:
    1. Conifrmation of pregnancy
    2. Site & Number of gestation
    3. Date the scan, to predict E
      xpected Date of Delivery (EDD)
    4. To assess uterine and ovarian status
  • NT Scan – 11 to 14 weeks
  • Basic Anomaly scan – 18 to 24 weeks which gives an overview of the gross fetal structure as per protocol, with biometry
  • TIFFA (Targetted Imaging for Fetal Anomalies) – Detailed scan with extended Biometry, Doppler application if required as per protocol, predict pre-eclampsia or to assess IUGR etc. Does not include fetal echocardiography.
  • Fetal Echo: An exclusive study of fetal heart, for detecting suspected anomalies.
Please Note:Quality of study is limited by the time avaialble, (Constraints of OP appointments for the day), equipment & setting,
maternal BMI ( Obesity severely limits quality), fetal position (needing followup scan) and availability of clinical data and previous reports

Gynecological applications:

  • Dating is best done in Ist trimester. If LMP is unknown and a dating scan is not done, EDD as assigned by a later trimester scan may be inaccurate
  • All congenital abnormalities may not be detected by Antenatal USG and some anomalies manifest only during later trimester or even after birth. Repeated scans and patient education are important.
  • Detection of markers for Chromosomal abnormalities should be interpretted as diagnostic. They only indicate a higher risk for chormosomal abnormalities and they may be present even in some normal fetuses. Conclusive proof is possible only with chromosomal analysis, following invasive procedures, which are recommended, because of the associated higher risk when the markers are present.
  • Placental position changes as pregnancy progresses. Similarly, the fetal lie (position) is also dynamic and might change in later scan.
  • Fetal sex detection is a crime as per PCPNDT Rules. We neither observe the fetal sex nor communicate any information regarding it to the patient or their attenders. Patients are required to sign the Form-F consent BEFOREthe scan, acknowledging the same.

EMERGENCIES:

Emergency Ultrasound scans are undertaken 24×7, with Radiologist available on-call

ROUTINE SCANS:

Patients should present themselves with a full bladder for Transabdominal scans, while TVS is done after a screening TAS, and after emptying the bladder, in married women, if required.