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OpenStudy (anonymous):

When you get a sonogram, How do I see my baby?

OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):

OMG UR PREG U LOOK 16!! :D congrats!! lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yea but wat makes it possible to see the baby?

OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):

oh sorry :(... umm didn't u get a pic.. my sister is preg too.. and she showed my mom her baby (not born yet) ....OHH!!!! I think she had a ultrasound... im sorry I don't know :(

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I don't know how it is possible?

OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):

oh and if they saw the baby then they should turn the screen so u can see too!

OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):

oh umm I think my sister just asked for a picture..

OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):

is a sonogram like a ultrasound?...sorry I don't think u can see the baby w a sonogram... maybe just w a ultrasound

OpenStudy (anonymous):

How does the machine work? So how does it see throught the skin?

OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):

oh I don't know they put this weird stuff (like clear jelly) on u and then its a special thingy-ma-bob...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

That doesn't really help. Here is a pic of me and of the sonogram

OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):

u where supposed to get a picture like this...from the person that did the sonogram...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got this one! @RebeccaPink6398

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@RebeccaPink6398

OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):

OH IM SORRY I DONT KNOW

OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):

oh sorry caps lock

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It was a 4d that is y

OpenStudy (whpalmer4):

a sonogram is an ultrasound exam, yes. It works by bouncing very high frequency sound waves off the structures in the abdomen. The sound waves are reflected whenever they encounter a difference in density, and by measuring the time it takes for the pulse to return to the transducer (the device applied to the skin that both emits and receives the sound energy) the device can determine approximately how deep that structure is. With enough computing power, an image can be constructed that looks like something you might recognize.

OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):

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OpenStudy (whpalmer4):

some ultrasound equipment uses the Doppler effect to measure flow of fluids, so the effectiveness of the pumping action of your heart can be measured, and a fetus can be checked to see if it has a prenatal heart defect that may need surgery even before birth.

OpenStudy (whpalmer4):

it's really the same idea as a fish-finder, if you know any avid fishermen :-)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A sonogram technician employs medical equipment using sound waves to capture images of internal tissues within the human body. These images are then used to diagnose such conditions such as cancer or heart disease, or to monitor fetal development in pregnancies. Once an image suitable for diagnostic purposes has been captured correctly, the sonographer analyzes the ultrasound data

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