HDlive for Assessment of Placenta and Umbilical Cord

Abstract

We present the latest HDlive images of normal and abnormal placentas and umbilical cords. By means of HDlive, more detailed information on placental and umbilical cord abnormali ties can be obtained, because this technique is a new surface rendering mode that uses an adjustable light source to create lighting and shadowing effects, thereby increasing depth per ception. HDlive provides extraordinarily realistic imaging of the placenta and umbilical cord, making it almost impossible to differentiate between fetoscopic findings and ultrasound scans. This novel technique may assist in evaluation of the placental and umbilical cord anatomy, and offer potential advantages over conventional two and threedimensional ultrasound. HDlive may be an important modality in future placental and umbilical cord research and in the evaluation of their abnormalities.

Three-dimensional ultrasonography by means of HDlive rendering in the first trimester of pregnancy: A pictorial review

“…HDlive may be superior to normal 2D ultrasound in the characterization of a chorionic bump, which is an irregular convex bulge passing from the choriodecidual surface into the first-trimester gestational sac. A chorionic bump may clinically represent a warning sign when detected in the first trimester scan as women with such an ultrasound marker have almost double the risk of miscarriages compared with controls (15,21,22). A cystic hygroma is highly defined using this lightening technique as can be seen in Figure 6.…”