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5 Weeks Gestation: What Should I See?

This case study reviews an early intrauterine pregnancy with the initial scan and follow up.

Fetal Breathing with the Biophysical Profile

There are two common questions we get during a hands-on workshop regarding fetal breathing during a biophysical profile exam. How do you identify fetal breathing? How long do you have to see it? Let’s tackle the first question. In order to evaluate fetal breathing, you will need to image the chest and diaphragm.…

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January 22, 2024

Re-Dating in the First Trimester

EARLY 1ST TRIMESTER ULTRASOUND Identifying and accurately dating a pregnancy early in the first trimester is vital information for appropriate obstetric care throughout pregnancy. A proper EDD is critical in decisions regarding interventions, monitoring fetal growth, and scheduling and interpreting antepartum tests. What do we do if the LMP differs from our ultrasound…

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January 13, 2024

IUP with a fibroid

IUP WITH FIBROID Patient arrived for a dating ultrasound. Her gestational age per LMP was 9w1d. The exam began transabdominally. This is an important step. While transvaginally scanning is the gold standard for early first trimester dating, viewing transabdominally first gives you an overall view of the pelvis. This prepares you for the transvaginal approach…

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October 2, 2023

Confirming IUD Placement

Ultrasound is an excellent tool to confirm the location of an intrauterine device. You can perform this exam after insertion to confirm placement or during the life of the IUD. Common indications for checking placement of an IUD: We always suggest imaging transabdominally first. Image A is an image of an anteflexed uterus with an…

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August 28, 2023

Fetal Demise with Dermoid

Fetal Demise with Dermoid Patient presented with a positive urine pregnancy test, cramping and an LMP with a gestational age of 9w3d. The exam began transabdominally. While this may not be the prettiest view of the baby it gives the practitioner an overview of the entire pelvis. Here you can see that this is an…

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February 26, 2019

ACNM ULTRASOUND WORKSHOP

We are so honored to be hosting another hands-on ultrasound workshop at the ACNM Annual Meeting this year. The workshop is on Saturday May 18, 2019 at the Gaylord National Resort + Convention Center in Washington, DC. This one-day workshop consists of lecture, live demonstration, and hands-on scanning sessions. The day will begin with three…

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February 20, 2019

Why Only One Day?

Why only one day? I get this question a lot. The short answer is because we shrunk our class size down to only 4 people and we only scan. All Day! Here is the longer answer. We used to do these workshops over a 2 day period. We would lecture in the morning and…

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February 22, 2018

The ACNM Annual Meeting and Exhibition

Sonosession is proud to partner with the American College of Nurse-Midwives for their 63rd Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Our team will be providing a one day ultrasound workshop. The workshop will consist of lecture in the morning and hands-on scanning with live patients and phantoms in the afternoon. Our president and founder Julie Gaston, BS…