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3-D Fetus Images Could Spot Pregnancy Abnormalities

With the aid of an Oculus Rift 2 virtual reality headset, physicians can see any life-threatening mass blocking the airway.
A 3D virtual model of a fetus at 26 weeks, created using MRI and ultrasound data.
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The first photos proud expectant parents show off to family and friends—ultrasound images of a growing fetus in its earliest days—are underwhelming and indecipherable. Families long to see something more lifelike. And soon that may be possible.

Researchers at Clinica de

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