CASE 13
History: Ultrasound is performed on an asymptomatic woman with a late second-trimester pregnancy.
1. What is the diagnosis in the cervical region?
2. Which of the two images (Figures A and B) is a better performed image for the diagnosis and why?
A. Figure B, in which the maternal bladder is empty
B. Figure A, in which the maternal bladder is full
C. Figure A for the image of the cervix
D. Figure B for the image of the cervix
3. Which type of ultrasound study is known to be a problem in making this diagnosis?
A. Transabdominal with a full bladder
B. Transabdominal with an empty bladder
C. Translabial with an empty bladder
D. Transvaginal with an empty bladder
4. Which of the following is not a complication of placenta previa?
A. Hemorrhage