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Terri Burklew never imagined she would be able to see her unborn baby smile, but revolutionary new imaging technology available at Florida Hospital Altamonte Medical Plaza, Florida Hospital  Celebration Health, Florida Hospital East Women’s Pavilion, Florida Hospital Orlando Medical Plaza and Winter Park Women’s Center and Outpatient Services is making that reality.

“Wow the pictures are absolutely incredible. I was able to see her smile and move her tiny hands…it’s truly a miracle. The images made me feel close to my baby. It made me cry” said Burklew.

The images are created by the Voluson 730 from GE Medical Systems. Florida Hospital
Celebration Health is one of the first facilities in the country and the first in Central Florida to install the 4D imaging technology.

With 4D imaging, patients and physicians can view real-time 3D images of anatomy in motion, including unborn children.  By obtaining up to 16 scan volumes per second, images are displayed on a monitor in real time, going far beyond the boundaries of traditional ultrasound imaging. 

“The images are spectacular,” said Sally Grady, Director of Imaging at Florida Hospital Celebration Health   “The new 4D images will eliminate any confusion patients sometimes have with viewing traditional ultrasound images, the images are that good.”

4D imaging enables new and unique methods of displaying the anatomy and increasing diagnostic confidence.   Patients are the biggest benefactors of this exciting new technology, because it opens up a variety of new evaluation opportunities to the physician in both, diagnosis and therapy planning, as well as in ultrasound guided minimum invasive procedures such as biopsies. 

For photos or more information, please call Florida Hospital Media Relations at (407) 303-1917 or visit the GE website devoted to 4D Ultrasound technology at:
http://www.gemedicalsystems.com/rad/us/4d/about.html