- 1). Echogenic bowel is a brightening or white appearance of the bowel area on an ultrasound done in the second trimester of pregnancy.
- 2). Echogenic intracardiac focus (EIF) is a small white spot seen in the area of the fetuses heart during ultrasound. EIF typically resolves itself by the third trimester and is not always an indicator of future heart problems.
- 3). Dilatation of the kidneys, or pyelctasis, is more common in male fetuses than in female fetuses and in most cases resolves normally prior to birth.
- 4). Nuchal transluceny, is found by a nuchal fold scan. It measures the clear or translucent space in the back of the developing fetuses neck.
- 5). Recently, the nasal bridge is being looked at as a possible down syndrome marker in the developing fetus. Babies and children with down syndrome tend to have flat nasal bridges.
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