title: Three-dimensional ultrasound to detect Apert syndrome and improve patient understanding.
abstract: Standard two-dimensional ultrasound has been used to aid prenatal visualization and detection of anomalies for the past 60 years. Three-dimensional ultrasound, introduced in the 1980s, provides the additional capability of examining the in utero environment from a variety of different angles. Use of this technology in conjunction with standard two-dimensional ultrasound can lead to a more thorough evaluation of structural defects and a greater patient understanding of genetic conditions.
authors.affiliation: Sanford School of Medicine, The University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD, USA.
authors.forename: Jill A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Moes
authors.forename: Jeffrey G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Boyle
authors.forename: Jason D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Flanagan
authors.forename: Amelia R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Mroch
authors.forename: Quinn P
authors.initials: QP
authors.lastname: Stein
mesh_terms: D000168:Acrocephalosyndactylia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D014427:Twins; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods*