Ultrasonography, Prenatal

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The visualization of tissues during pregnancy through recording of the echoes of ultrasonic waves directed into the body. The procedure may be applied with reference to the mother or the fetus and with reference to organs or the detection of maternal or fetal disease.

Descriptor ID	D016216
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.350.850.865 E01.370.378.630.865
Concept/Terms	Ultrasonography, Prenatal Ultrasonography, Prenatal Prenatal Ultrasonic Diagnosis Prenatal Ultrasonography Diagnosis, Ultrasonic Prenatal Diagnoses, Ultrasonic Prenatal Prenatal Diagnoses, Ultrasonic Ultrasonic Prenatal Diagnoses Ultrasonic Prenatal Diagnosis Diagnosis, Prenatal Ultrasonic Diagnoses, Prenatal Ultrasonic Prenatal Ultrasonic Diagnoses Ultrasonic Diagnoses, Prenatal Prenatal Diagnosis, Ultrasonic Ultrasonic Diagnosis, Prenatal Fetal Ultrasonography Fetal Ultrasonography Ultrasonography, Fetal

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Ultrasonography, Prenatal".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Diagnostic Imaging [E01.370.350]
Ultrasonography [E01.370.350.850]
Ultrasonography, Prenatal [E01.370.350.850.865]
Diagnostic Techniques, Obstetrical and Gynecological [E01.370.378]
Prenatal Diagnosis [E01.370.378.630]
Ultrasonography, Prenatal [E01.370.378.630.865]

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Bar chart showing 45 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2004 and 2012 and 2014 and 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1998	1	0	1
2001	0	2	2
2002	1	1	2
2003	1	2	3
2004	2	2	4
2005	0	1	1
2006	0	1	1
2008	0	1	1
2009	1	0	1
2010	0	1	1
2011	0	2	2
2012	2	2	4
2014	1	3	4
2015	1	0	1
2016	1	0	1
2017	0	4	4
2018	1	0	1
2020	3	0	3
2021	1	1	2
2023	1	0	1
2024	0	1	1
2025	2	0	2
2026	0	1	1

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Van den Eede E, Chen K, Altman C, Arai T, Tianthong W, Coudyzer W, Vande Velde G, Aertsen M, Krings T, Kan P, Sutton C, McCluggage S, Whitehead WE, Sanz Cortes M, Hollier LH, De Catte L, Huisman TAGM, Belfort MA, Deprest J, Joyeux L. Novel Fetal Embolization Technique via Transcardiac Transarterial Ultrasound- and Fluoroscopy-Guided Endovascular Surgery for Vein of Galen Malformation: Preclinical Study in the Fetal Lamb. Prenat Diagn. 2026 Sep; 46(10):1607-1616.

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Chen G, Li N, Wei ZA, Zhao W, Guo X, Chen Y, Geng X, Peng Y, Gao BL, Ge S, Mi J. Ultrasound-based incidence of coarctation of the aorta in true and false positive fetuses. Sci Rep. 2025 Mar 31; 15(1):10986.

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Haxel CS, Wang A, Levine JC, Drucker N, Hart MR, Glatz JA, Ferdman D, Karnik R, Tsirka A, Arya P, Doherty M, Laraja K, Hagenbuch S, Rotondo KM. Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease in Liveborn Infants in the New England Region. Pediatr Cardiol. 2026 Jan; 47(1):383-387.

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Whelan AR, Has P, Savitz DA, Danilack VA, Lewkowitz AK. Neonatal Outcomes Are Similar between Patients with Resolved and Those with Persistent Oligohydramnios. Am J Perinatol. 2024 07; 41(10):1285-1289.

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Whelan AR, Esposito M, Lord MG. The Impact of Maternal Obesity on Neonatal Outcomes of Pregnancies Complicated by Fetal Growth Restriction. Am J Perinatol. 2024 05; 41(S 01):e2184-e2187.

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Schoretsanitis G, Carlini SV, John M, Kane JM, Deligiannidis KM. Antenatal Antidepressant Prescription Associated With Reduced Fetal Femur Length but Not Estimated Fetal Weight: A Retrospective Ultrasonographic Study. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2021 Sep-Oct 01; 41(5):571-578.

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Timor-Tritsch IE, Horwitz G, D'Antonio F, Monteagudo A, Bornstein E, Chervenak J, Messina L, Morlando M, Cali G. Recurrent Cesarean scar pregnancy: case series and literature review. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2021 07; 58(1):121-126.

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Shainker SA, Coleman B, Timor-Tritsch IE, Bhide A, Bromley B, Cahill AG, Gandhi M, Hecht JL, Johnson KM, Levine D, Mastrobattista J, Philips J, Platt LD, Shamshirsaz AA, Shipp TD, Silver RM, Simpson LL, Copel JA, Abuhamad A. Special Report of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Placenta Accreta Spectrum Ultrasound Marker Task Force: Consensus on definition of markers and approach to the ultrasound examination in pregnancies at risk for placenta accreta spectrum. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 01; 224(1):B2-B14.

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McDonald SM, Newton E, Strickland D, Isler C, Haven K, Kelley G, Chasan-Taber L, Kuehn D, May LE. Influence of Prenatal Aerobic Exercise on Fetal Morphometry. Matern Child Health J. 2020 Nov; 24(11):1367-1375.

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Weatherborn M, McGuinness B, Ogamba MI, Leung K, Leftwich HK. Optimal timing of the second trimester fetal ultrasound in the obese gravida. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2022 Jul; 35(14):2703-2707.

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