Table 4.
Procedure Description Attributes Having Clinical Relevance in Obstetric Ultrasonography for Evaluation of Fetal Cranial Abnormality
Procedure Attribute | Examples |
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Imaging modality | Two-dimensional ultrasonography, color Doppler |
Probe location | Suprapubic, subxiphoid, intravaginal |
Beam path | Transabdominal, transvesical |
View/orientation | Longitudinal, transaxial |
Region of interest | Lateral ventricle (of fetus), fourth ventricle (of fetus) |
Functional context | Maternal bladder full, maternal bladder empty |
Equipment | Vendor identifier, model number, software revision |
Transducer | Probe type, probe frequency |