3D/4D Sonograms Available Through My Office!

FRED CREUTZMANN, M.D. – CARROLLTON –TX- 972-394-7277

GE Medical Systems, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), unveiled new ultrasound technology that displays clinical images of the human body, allowing physicians and patients to see revolutionary "4D images." The fourth dimension is "real-time motion" added to three-dimensional images. This technology has the potential to expand physician's diagnostic capabilities. The technology is being displayed this week at the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology's annual meeting in Los Angeles.

Ultrasound is a safe and generally non-invasive way for physicians to see inside the human body. Traditional ultrasound images are two-dimensional, forcing a doctor to create three-dimensional images in his/her mind.

"For the untrained eye, traditional 2D ultrasound images can be difficult to read," said Ilan E. TimorTritsch, M.D., Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, New York University Medical Center. "GE's 4D ultrasound technology makes it very easy for me to show my patients what they are viewing inside their body, especially expectant parents seeing their baby for the first time." It's almost like a "hologram" on Star Trek.

"On other ultrasound systems, my doctor pointed to my baby's anatomy on the monitor and I couldn't understand what the doctor was trying to explain," said Michelle Tooms, a patient from Mansfield, Texas. "With GE's 4D ultrasound, the quality was amazing. I even think I saw the baby smile. The images made me feel close to her."

Widely recognized for its clinical use in obstetrics and gynecology, 4D ultrasound with real-time motion is a new, powerful tool that can aid physicians studying the baby's motion and behavior, the baby's surface anatomy, and problems related to a woman's uterus and ovaries.

The system is named the GE Voluson 730 which is short for volumetric sonography.

I can now offer you the opportunity to see your baby in 3D and to watch him move in an amazing real time movie similar to a Star Trek "hologram" with my new G.E. Voluson ultrasound machine! See the lovely examples in my office.

Remember that the best time to see the baby is around the 28^th week of your pregnancy.

The sono session includes 20-30 minutes of video, 4 color pictures and multiple photos on a VHS tape and a CD suitable for e-mail. Bring your own VHS tape or CD-R or purchase them at my front desk.

See my receptionist to arrange your appointment or call by phone, but just to schedule it, it is $180.00 up front. If you miss your appointment, only half of that is refundable.