27 years of three-dimensional ultrasound imaging

Authors

  • Sonila Pashaj
  • Eberhard Merz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55312/op.vi1.4389

Abstract

Diagnostic ultrasound, a non-invasive diagnostic tool in prenatal diagnosis, has been shaped by enormous technological progress over the last three decades. The aim of this clinical review is to demonstrate the development of three dimensional (3D) ultrasound and their importance in improvement of prenatal diagnoses.

Keywords:

3D ultrasound, history, prenatal diagnosis.

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Author Biographies

Sonila Pashaj

Spitali Universitar Obsterik-Gjinekologji `Koço Gliozheni

Eberhard Merz

Centre for Ultrasound and Prenatal Medicine, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

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2024-05-13

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Pashaj, S., & Merz, E. (2024). 27 years of three-dimensional ultrasound imaging. Optime, (1), 37–46. https://doi.org/10.55312/op.vi1.4389

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