20 week morphological ultrasound
The second-trimester morphology is the main ultrasound of your pregnancy, during which a rigorous and generalized assessment of your child is completed. It is recommended to perform this examination between the 20th and 22nd week of gestation. This pregnancy time allows us to properly check the fetal development.
Morphological ultrasound is a thorough examination of the fetus, during which we will take several measurements, and assess all parts of the body (organs, limbs, spine, etc.). This important procedure is about ten minutes long only and is the same medical examination carried out in a hospital. If an anomaly is detected, our radiologist will immediately inform you.
Note that the position of your fetus, as well as the presence or absence of amniotic fluid in front of its face or the position of its hands, affect the quality of the images generated by ultrasound.
Related Services
Ultrasound Services
The following is a list of ultrasound services that we offer. After a diagnostic radiologist completes your exam, we’ll give you the results in person. Your results will also be transmitted to your doctor.
- Abdominal
- Abdominal with doppler
- Abdominal & Pelvic
- Cardiac
- Nuchal translucency and prenatal screening
- Cervicoencephalic Doppler
- Venous Doppler
- Pelvic with or without endovaginal
- Testicular
- Thyroid
- Soft tissue
Ultrasound Preparation
* Abdominal ultrasound is the only ultrasound for which you must present on an empty stomach.
Abdominal
Fast 5 hours before the exam (water permitted).
Abdominal with Doppler
Fast 5 hours before the exam (water permitted).
Abdominal – Pelvic
Fast 5 hours before the exam (water permitted). One hour before the exam, empty your bladder and drink 500 ml of water to fill the bladder. Generally, this amount should be sufficient for the bladder to be full when the ultrasound is done.
Cardiac
No preparation
Nuchal translucency
An hour before the exam, empty your bladder and drink 500 ml of water and do not urinate before the exam.
Cervicoencephalic Doppler
No preparation
Venous Doppler
No preparation
Fetal (20 weeks or less)
An hour before the exam, empty your bladder and drink 500 ml of water and do not urinate before the exam.
Fetal (20 weeks or over)
Do not urinate one hour before your exam.
Sonohysterography
An hour before the exam, empty your bladder and drink 500 ml of water to fill the bladder. Generally, this amount should be sufficient for the bladder to be full when the ultrasound is done.
If we’re performing an endovaginal ultrasound exam, we’ll ask you to empty your bladder.
Breast
No preparation. However, you must bring any relevant previous radiological exams.
Musculoskeletal
No preparation. However, you must bring any relevant previous radiological exams.
Pelvic and endovaginal
An hour before the exam, empty your bladder and drink 500 ml of water to fill the bladder. Generally, this amount should be sufficient for the bladder to be full when the ultrasound is done. If we’re doing an endovaginal ultrasound exam, we’ll ask you to empty your bladder.
Testicular
No preparation
Thyroid
No preparation
Soft tissue
No preparation
COVID-19 Update
Only one accompanying person will be allowed during the pregnancy ultrasound.
Don't forget that wearing a mask is mandatory for everyone.
If you have symptoms similar to COVID-19, please contact us as soon as possible.
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Écho-Médic (Laval - Public)
1575, boul. de l'Avenir, suite 110, Laval, Qc, H7S 2N5Écho-Médic (Boisbriand - Public)
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1575, boul. de l'Avenir, suite 110, Laval, Qc, H7S 2N5Customer Service Opening Hours
- Monday to Thursday - 7:30 am - 4:30 pm
- Friday - 7:30 am to 3:00 pm
- Saturday and Sunday - Depending on availability
Examination Opening Hours
- Monday to Thursday - 7 am - 8 pm
- Friday - 7 am - 3:30 pm
- Saturday and Sunday - Depending on availability
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