Most expectant parents delight in seeing the first images of their baby on ultrasound.
Now, those pictures are clearer than ever with new technology that uses 3-D images. Eva York and her husband Michael hoped for such a clear picture, but their baby did not cooperate that day. A clear picture of the face requires the fetus be high up in the uterus with plenty of fluid around the face. Still, their obstetrician uses the technology to look for any defects of the brain, heart and spine. The imagery on the vertebra, in particular for spinal cord defects and the diagnosis of spina bifida, is very impressive on this machine, said Dr. Marino.