Fetal Neurosonogram

Fetal Neurosonogram is a method of diagnostics that helps experts to study and understand the growth and development of Central nervous system (CNS) of your baby. In other words a complete diagnostics of your baby’s brain is performed. This Fetal neurosonogram gives the fetal medicine experts a lot of information about your baby’s brain when a defect is suspected in a routine Scan.

Fetal Neurosonogram
FAQs

  • Fetal medicine is a complete health care procedure for a baby even before its birth. MediScan, with advanced equipment can Scan your baby’s brain and spine which helps the fetal medicine experts to provide you an appropriate solution. Central nervous system (CNS) malformations are some of the most common congenital abnormalities that the incidence may be as high as one in 100 births. Neural tube defects are the most frequent CNS malformation. The main purpose of Fetal Neurosonogram is to visualize the three axial planes of your baby’s brain namely, the transventricular, transthalamic and transcerebellar planes; basic evaluation of your baby’s spine is also part of this screening procedure.

  • Based on our fetal medicine experts findingsfrom previous Scan results, a Fetal Neurosonogram Scan can be performed anywhere between 18 weeks to 40 weeks. Your baby’s growth is also considered by our fetal medicine experts to suggest you to undergo a fetal Neurosonogram between first trimester or third/ last trimester.

  • The sonologist apply a water based gel on your belly and a high resolution ultrasound transducer/ probe is used. Transvaginal probe is commonly used. If your baby’s head is on the upper side, we make you sit and lean forward so that an abdomen Scan can be performed. MediScan is equipped with latest and most advanced machines that can produce your baby’s 2D and 3D images of brain better than a MRI Scan image.

  • Our experts’ recommend you to empty your bladder 90 minutes before your examination time. Then consume significant amount of water or milk or coffee about an hour before your examination time. Full bladder is very essential for a pregnancy ultrasound Scan.

  • MediScan is a centre of excellence in Fetal Medicine and has a team of experts with over four decades of experience. MediScan’s well trained and caring experts will perform the Scan, ensuring high quality and comfort. They not only perform the Scan but also explain the findings of the Scan very clearly to the patient. They also counsel the patients and guide them in case any abnormal finding is picked up during the Scan.

  • At Fetal Neurosonogram Scan, your baby’s dorsal and rhombencephalic induction defects may be visible from the end of the first trimester. Even though these malformations are rare and minimum, they are usually severe and therefore deserve special consideration. MediScan consideres that, it is always worthwhile paying particular attention to the fetal head and brain at early gestational ages. Atrial width and transverse cerebellar diameter, Additional measurements usually performed for general biometry purposes (BPD) and head circumference (HC) are also part of the examination. In some cases there is a chance of revealing proliferation abnormalities.

  • Depending upon the situation this Scan might take 45 to 60 minutes to complete the procedure.

  • This Scan is absolutely safe, since an ultrasound Scan machine uses a simple low frequency sound wave that can penetrate your body, tissues and organ for imaging without any side effects or damage.

  • This Ultrasound imaging method also has certain limitations. Ultrasound cannot accurately diagnose the intestines and parts because the sound waves are obstructed by air and vapours. Ultrasound cannot travel through air. Therefore, organs such as stomach, pancreas, and aorta often need to be combined with other imaging methods for diagnosis. With ultrasound, the doctor can only see the outer surface of the bone, not the inside of the bone. In addition, ultrasound also limits the survey in overweight and obese people.

  • MediScan is an acknowledged centre of excellence in Asia for fetal medicine. They have helped improve standard of care for pregnancies and have pioneered new assessment metrics and tools to determine the normalcy, safety and viability of the pregnancy. This therefore results in accuracy and reliability of its screening and diagnostic services.

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