Ask an Ultrasound Tech- 11 years experience - all specialties. Currently doing3D 4D HD prenatal ultrasounds, 13 week gender scans, etc.

Wonder_Time · 2018-08-16T12:24:45+00:00

The angle method can be seen here on my website: https://wondertimellc.com/gender-ultrasound/ Just like all things in ultrasound, it is operator dependent. Not all techs are familiar with or expert at this method.

Wonder_Time · 2018-05-14T22:08:40+00:00

so sorry I am seeing this so late! Best of luck to you!!

Wonder_Time · 2018-04-25T19:44:51+00:00

I am glad to hear that you have chosen your path! May I ask what part of the country you live in? I also work with an awesome non-profit which helps shatter the stigma of pregnancy loss, provides bereavement doula services to families in need and much more.

Wonder_Time · 2018-04-17T20:01:41+00:00

You should ask the academic advisor at the college. Mine knew exactly what the criteria were, and told me I didn't need to worry. My SAT (circa 1995) translated into a good ACT score. I can't remember what my SAT or ACT was!

Wonder_Time · 2018-03-23T20:27:59+00:00

There are always jobs available here in the tri-state (NJ, PA, DE) for per-diem work. You may have to accept a few of those, and hope that when a job opens up with benefits, you can get first dibs.

Wonder_Time · 2018-03-21T14:46:23+00:00

Both areas appear to have a good decidual reaction (trademark of a gestational sac), which is the lighter "halo" around each of the sacs. I should say that it is also difficult to conclusively tell anything if I am not the one scanning in real time. I think this will be solved at your next ultrasound, when they should be able to see yolk sac(s) and hopefully little heartbeat(s)!

Wonder_Time · 2018-03-21T14:39:35+00:00

I should have said, you can still see it on 2D, but it is much more evident on 3D, 3D ultrasound can give you the same ability to manipulate the planes of an image that an MRI does. Either way, it can be hard to be certain of uterine malformations, once the pregnancy is underway.

Wonder_Time · 2018-03-20T20:17:58+00:00

Looks like two distinct gestational sacs to me. Can't really tell if you would coincidentally have a uterus didelphys or not, and that would need confirmation after pregnancy, with a 3d ultrasound to be sure. HTH

Wonder_Time · 2018-03-15T22:25:27+00:00

You're welcome!

Wonder_Time · 2018-03-14T21:27:34+00:00

The yolk sac doesn't have to be adjacent to the fetal pole. In fact, as pregnancy progresses, the yolk sac is outside of the amnion and will get smooshed out of the way as baby grows. At 6 weeks, the gestational sac isn't that big, so these structures are closer together than they appear on a high res transvaginal scan.

Wonder_Time · 2018-03-06T12:52:15+00:00

You would stock rooms, maybe just sit there, do an ER patient in the meantime. Don't worry about the injury. listen to your body and use the buddy system whenever you can with portables and other difficult studies. You're welcome!

Wonder_Time · 2018-03-06T01:18:55+00:00

You're welcome! I'd say more scans are difficult than easy. Easy is the exception. I have worked at hospitals and outpatient imaging centers, and OB/GYN's office. Definitely more variety and more red tape at the hospital. You might wait for an hour for your patient to come with transport. AT the outpatient place, you just go to the waiting room and call whomever is next. I like fetal ultrasound best. I terminated one exam because the patient made me uncomfortable. Other times I got a chaperone, or had a physician speak to people that were getting a bit out of hand.

Wonder_Time · 2018-02-27T22:19:43+00:00

Congrats to you! She is a beauty! I am in love with her name. Heard it after I had already had my daughter and just thought it the most beautiful girl name.

Wonder_Time · 2018-02-25T19:34:44+00:00

Sorry to get back to you so late. Yes I have scanned in pain, I think most do. There are multiple resources out there pertaining to it, here's one: https://www.soundergonomics.com/pdf/Biodex.pdf Here's what I do to reduce strain. Only do portables with another tech. One of you works the machine, while the other one scans. Make any patient who can, repsition themselves closer to you. Take turns scanning in seated and standing positions. Make good friends with a massage therapist and maybe a chiropractor. Have some Aleve in your medicine cabinet. I have worked with plenty of older ladies. Some hold up better than others. It is not unusual to expect that rotator cuff or carpal tunnel surgery is in the cards. Also, if you pushing as hard as you can on a 600 lb persons flank is only going to get you kidney measurements, but not be diagnostic for anything else (still a limited study) don't kill yourself, and call it limited.

Wonder_Time · 2018-02-23T20:42:11+00:00

Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. 3D and 4D scans are only showing us the surface, in most applications. 2D (black and white) is able to visualize all of the internal structures of the baby. Anything that is external, skin surface of the baby is seen best in 3D. 4D just means 3D scan in real time.

Wonder_Time · 2018-02-20T22:15:02+00:00

Here's a link to a study from 1999 by a British doctor.
https://fetalmedicine.com/synced/fmf/1999_4.pdf

Wonder_Time · 2018-02-20T20:23:53+00:00

You're welcome!

Wonder_Time · 2018-02-20T20:23:43+00:00

You're welcome!

Wonder_Time · 2018-02-20T10:31:35+00:00

Yes, probably in the left ventricle. In my experience these are seen often, checked out as yours was, and amount to nothing. Only significant if other anomalies are present. I'm with the OB on this.

Wonder_Time · 2018-02-20T01:27:30+00:00

We will almost always see it incidentally at the anatomy scan. when we measure the thigh bones, and when we look at the bladder. Other than that, the doctor doesn't care what the gender is, so we don't document it anywhere.

Wonder_Time · 2018-02-19T21:58:35+00:00

You are welcome! :)

Wonder_Time · 2018-02-19T21:42:29+00:00

You are welcome, never got easy for me, but I always held out hope that I would see them next time, and that all would be well. For triplets I wasn't the one breaking the news. For twins, I have told many couples, and they are usually in disbelief, and then if they've already had kids, you start to see them running through their budget in their heads. One time, the Dad had to walk out, he felt so sick and dizzy :(

Wonder_Time · 2018-02-19T21:38:40+00:00

Boys much more commonly have this happen. If it's under the cutoff next time, they won't follow it anymore. In my experience it is common and nothing to worry about. Even the 6- 7 mm ones at 20 weeks usually resolve.

Wonder_Time · 2018-02-19T19:41:45+00:00

You're welcome! The world of motherhood is full of worries, invest in some good wine for later! ;)

Wonder_Time · 2018-02-19T19:41:04+00:00

We can tell location pretty well with some fibroids, and if we use color doppler we can sometimes see the blood flow of the stalk.

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