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“ Then, Zhao envisions ultrasound stickers could be packaged and purchased by patients and consumers, and used not only to monitor various internal organs, but
by pamelafox 4y ago
“ Then, Zhao envisions ultrasound stickers could be packaged and purchased by patients and consumers, and used not only to monitor various internal organs, but also the progression of tumors, as well as the development of fetuses in the womb.”
It would be amazing to be able to easily ultrasound the womb at any time. I get so anxious in the first months of pregnancy since I cant yet feel kicks to make sure the babys still okay. But if I could continuously check… well, it’d either squash my anxiety entirely car or amplify it to the extreme! Either way, it’d be a game changer.
- Dashron 4y agoI'm sure it would amplify my anxiety! My son was IVF so we already have images of him most parents would never see (e.g. blast stage), but having a long term ultrasound time lapse of those 9 months of my son would be pretty amazing.
- haldujai 4y agoI’m not sure how safe that would be. I’m a radiologist and we practice with a principle called “as low as reasonably achievable” to minimize harm. While ultrasound is not ionizing radiation it does cause tissue heating. 24/7 ultrasound is a huge increase from our current practice and seems medically unnecessary beyond being “cool”.
- TedDoesntTalk 4y agoThis sounds cooler than it is. I showed my son his ultrasounds… stills and videos. He didn’t care.
- Wowfunhappy 4y agoWhat about a couple of times a day though? That's more than we do now but a lot less than "24/7". More than enough for a timelapse, I'd think.