This is a normal color Doppler ultrasound of the umbilical cord
performed at 30 weeks gestation. The cord is the colored area in
the middle of the screen, with the different blood vessels
represented by different colors. There are normally three vessels
in the cord, two arteries and one vein. The umbilical cord is
connected to the placenta, located in the middle left of the image.
Review Date: 11/21/2010
Reviewed By: Linda Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of
Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of
Medicine; and Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department
of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget
Sound, Redmond, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department
of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of
Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director,
A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
