transvaginal or transabdominal or both?

Question 1

*Determine location & relation of the placenta
& umbilical cord to each other & the insertion
of the cord into the fetal abdomen

Answer 1

transabdominal

Question 2

*As an adjunct for trancervical or
transabdominal chorionic villus sampling

Answer 2

transvaginal

Question 3

*Confirm fetal viability

Answer 3

both

Question 4

*Determine fetal presentation

Answer 4

transabdominal

Question 5

Determine the presence &
location of pregnancy

Answer 5

transvaginal

Question 6

*Guide needle placement for procedures
such as amniocentesis or percutaneous
umbilical sampling

Answer 6

transabdominal

Question 7

*Identify the need for
follow-up testing

Answer 7

transvaginal

Question 8

*Identify ultrasound characteristics that
suggest fetal abnormality, such as
chromosomal defects

Answer 8

transvaginal

Question 9

*Evaluate fetal anatomy

Answer 9

transabdominal

Question 10

*Assessment of fetal growth over a
series of scans

Answer 10

transabdominal

Question 11

*Estimate gestational age

Answer 11

both

Question 12

*Detect multifetal gestation

Answer 12

transvaginal

Question 13

*Evaluate amniotic fluid volume

Answer 13

transabdominal