Guidance

Measuring nuchal translucency: using ultrasound equipment

This document explains how to correctly use ultrasound equipment for measuring nuchal translucency as part of fetal anomaly screening.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 1 January 2013
• Last updated: 29 April 2020 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 29 April 2020

Publication withdrawn as superseded by the fetal anomaly screening e-learning resource at Fetal anomaly screening: education and training

Documents

A guide to getting the most from the ultrasound equipment when measuring nuchal translucency

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Details

This publication sets out how to use the full functions of an ultrasound machine to correctly measure nuchal translucency.

The guide is divided into ten sections, each referring to a particular function of the machine:

• power
• gain
• zoom
• field depth
• sector width
• dynamic range
• focus
• harmonics
• frequency
• post processing

Published 1 January 2013

Last updated 29 April 2020 + show all updates

1. 29 April 2020

   Publication withdrawn as superseded by e-learning resource.

2. 1 January 2013

   First published.