General
Male and Female Pelvis, Breast, Renal, Abdomen, Neck, Testes
Musculoskeletal
Shoulders, knees and other joints, hernias, neonatal hips and joint injections
Vascular
DVT, carotid/vertebral arteries, renal arteries, leg arteries, abdominal aorta for aneurysm assessment
Obstetric
Dating, Nuchal Translucency, Morphology, Growth, 3/4D
What is Ultrasound and how does it work?
3D and 4D Obstetric Imaging
There are several different scanning modes in medical and obstetric ultrasound. The standard common obstetric diagnostic mode is two dimensional (2D) scanning.
In three dimensional (3D) foetal scanning, however, instead of the sound waves being sent straight down and reflected back, they are sent at different angles. The returning echoes are processed by a sophisticated computer program resulting in a reconstructed three dimensional volume image of a foetal surface or internal organs, in much the same way as a CT scan machine constructs a CT scan image from multiple x-rays. 3D ultrasounds allow one to see width, height and depth of images in much the same way as 3D movies but no movement is shown.
4D Ultrasound adds the fourth dimension of time, allowing us to capture movement.
We offer 3/4D obstetric imaging is offered between the gestational ages of 26 – 30 weeks:
- A referral from your Doctor is not required.
- You will receive a thumb drive with your images.
Ultrasound Preparations
- Nothing to eat for 5 hours before your appointment
- You may drink water, black tea or black coffee
- No dairy products or fizzy drinks
- No smoking or vaping
- Take any medications as normal
- Empty bladder 2 hours prior to appointment
- Over the next hour drink 1 litre of water
- Hold your bladder for the scan
- If you need to let a little out, please do so but drink some more water
- Empty bladder 2 hours prior to appointment
- Over the next hour drink 500mls of water
- Hold your bladder for the scan
- Nothing to eat or drink for 12 hours prior to your appointment
- You may sip water if required
- Take any medications as normal
- Hold your bladder for 1 hour prior to your appointment
- You do not need to drink any extra fluids