A pictorial guide for the second trimester ultrasound
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Abstract Introduction: The second trimester ultrasound remains an important screening tool for detecting fetal abnormalities. This pictorial guide for the second trimester ultrasound is designed to assist practitioners to produce a high quality diagnostic survey of the fetus by demonstrating and describing recommended images. Methods: Each image is discussed in detail and has an associated drawn line diagram to aid in the identification of the important features of that image. There is a description of the salient landmarks and relevant measurements. Result: The authors hope this article may act as a useful guide to all practitioners performing second trimester ultrasounds.
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By referring to the thoracic wall, examiners ensure that the obtained 4CV is in the appropriate cross-section.
“By referring to the thoracic wall, examiners ensure that the obtained 4CV is in the appropriate cross-section [11], and then recognize the relative orientation and size of structures inside the thorax, which allows the detection of congenital abnormalities [12,13].”
From Model-Agnostic Method for Thoracic Wall Segmentation in Fetal Ultrasound Videos (2020) · cites this paper as [11]
Thoracic wall is a key structure on fetal ultrasound examinations to detect and estimate congenital abnormalities.
“Thoracic wall is a key structure on fetal ultrasound examinations to detect and estimate congenital abnormalities.”
From Model-Agnostic Method for Thoracic Wall Segmentation in Fetal Ultrasound Videos (2020) · cites this paper as [11]
Examiners validate that their scanning view is in the appropriate cross-section by obtaining the symmetrical thoracic wall, which has a full length of a rib in each side.
“examiners validate that their scanning view is in the appropriate cross-section by obtaining the symmetrical thoracic wall, which has a full length of a rib in each side [11].”
From Model-Agnostic Method for Thoracic Wall Segmentation in Fetal Ultrasound Videos (2020) · cites this paper as [11]
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- Authors
- Bethune, M., Alibrahim, E., Davies, B., & Yong, E.
- Affiliations
- Mercy Hospital for Women (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Bethune, Michael
- Venue
- Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2013-08
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 98-113
- ISSN
- 1836-6864 (ISSN-L)
- 2205-0140
- PMC
- PMC5029995
- OpenAlex
- W2411816114
- Cited by
- 55
- References
- 51
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 0.62
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
- Keywords
- second-trimester ultrasound, prenatal screening, fetal malformations, fetal anatomy, diagnostic imaging, prenatal diagnosis
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