fetoscopy
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His unease was intensified by the images made available by the new technologies of fetoscopy and ultrasound.
From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2011
Now comes fetoscopy, a technique that takes over where amniocentesis leaves off by allowing direct examination of the fetus.
From Time Magazine Archive
Using fetoscopy, physicians can actually see the fetus in the uterus and spot certain physical defects.
From Time Magazine Archive
Says Yale Obstetrician John Hobbins, who with Maurice Mahoney, a pediatrician and geneticist, pioneered fetoscopy: "Its benefit is that we can salvage 75% of the fetuses that would otherwise be aborted."
From Time Magazine Archive
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