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The method know as 3d ultrasound scanning is used when a woman is in early pregnancy, it can provide 3d pictures of the unborn child. Most of the time these ultrasound images are captured and combined and animated to produce a 4d ultrasound scan.

Three dimensional scanning works similarly to the traditional ultrasound except that the ultrasound waves are directed from multiple directions. The ultrasound pulses are redirected back then captured to provide information to construct a 3d picture in very much the same way as 3d pictures. 3d ultasound scanning was started by stephen smith and olaf von ramm at duke university.

It is important to understand that sonologists all over the world have always pictured three-dimensional images of the body in their minds whilst doing 2d scans. However, until recently it was very difficult to do this kind of reconstruction on patient data acquired using ultrasound. With the introduction of 4d scans for the first time allowed us a peek into the mechanics of thinking of a sonologist and so letting us see the images on the ultrasound machine.

The 3d/4d ultrasound image should utilize ultrasound energy following the same limits as conventional 2d ultrasound to create the 3d images. While there is no information of harm due to 3d ultasound scanning, its use in none medical situations needs to be undertaken with the understanding that a risk may exist.