Funda Gungor Ugurlucan, Atil Yuksel
PURPOSE: To evaluate the feasibility of umbilical cord scanning during the second-trimester sonographic examination, we looked at the method of scanning, the findings, and the time spent. METHODS: Five hundred forty-nine singleton pregnancies were evaluated at 18-23 weeks' menstrual age with two-dimensional sonography (US). Color Doppler US was used when needed. The umbilical cord was traced from the fetal insertion site to the placental insertion site. Fetal and placental sites of insertion; number of vessels; presence of knots, cysts, tumors, nuchal cords, or placental anomalies; time spent for scanning; and the use of color Doppler US were noted...
May 2015: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound: JCU