By Dr Deepa Janga
29.10.24
Obstetrician - gynaecologist
Beyond ultrasound: how 3D imaging enhances pregnancy monitoring
You may be most familiar with an ultrasound as a grainy greyscale wedge, where the 2D suggestion of a baby’s form lounges in a black abyss. While exciting to see, the image leaves much to the imagination. But new innovations in ultrasound technology means that pregnancy sonograms have become more graphic, comprehensive, and in colour! Instead of seeing the baby from the side cross-section, 3D ultrasounds enable expectant parents to see their baby’s face before they’re ever born, making them all the more excited to meet their baby.