Fetal Ultrasound: What Affects The Test
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What Affects the Test
Fetal ultrasound results may be affected by:
- Being very overweight or obese.
- Stool (feces) or air in the intestines or rectum.
- An abnormally low amount of amniotic fluid.
- Some fetal positions.
- Not being able to lie still during the procedure.
- A very active fetus.
| Last updated: | June 28, 2007 |
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| Author: | Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS |
| Reviewed By: | Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine, Deborah A. Penava, BA, MD, FRCSC, MPH - Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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