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Table 4.

Procedure Description Attributes Having Clinical Relevance in Obstetric Ultrasonography for Evaluation of Fetal Cranial Abnormality

Procedure Attribute Examples
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