Echographie Dianecho

We are pleased to welcome you to our center for pregnancy-related ultrasounds as well as pelvic ultrasounds performed outside of your pregnancy.

Ultrasound is an important medical examination that provides a wealth of information. During your pregnancy, it allows us to assess your child's growth and development. Rest assured that we will do everything we can to offer you our experience and availability so that this stage of your life goes as smoothly as possible.

Pregnancy-related ultrasounds

• The first trimester ultrasound, performed between 11 and 14 weeks of amenorrhea, checks the proper development of the fetus and, above all, screens for trisomy 21 by measuring nuchal translucency.
• The 20-week scan, known as the morphology scan, which aims to check in particular that there are no malformations of the fetus.

Chorionic villus sampling or amniocentesis

This involves taking cells from the future placenta (chorionic villus sampling or trophoblast biopsy) or amniotic fluid (amniocentesis) in order to study:

• the fetal chromosome map, i.e., the number and structure of chromosomes, which can be used to determine, for example, whether there is trisomy 21.
• the DNA of the fetus, which can be used to determine, for example, the presence of certain genetic diseases
• the presence of infectious agents such as toxoplasmosis or cytomegalovirus, which are found in amniotic fluid.

Gynecological ultrasounds (performed outside of pregnancy)

These are performed outside of pregnancy in the context of disorders of the entire pelvic region. They allow the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries to be seen in particular.

Professional training

Dianecho provides theoretical and practical training for doctors involved in prenatal diagnosis.