During the past decade, the technology of ultrasound services has expanded to allow for 4-D imaging, said Patti Justice, owner of Blooming Pregnancy Spa and Imaging Center, 5601 Brodie Lane, Ste. 650, Austin.
A 4-D image is a still picture in motion, she said. Since the imaging procedures involve only soundwaves, there is no risk to the mother or child, she said.
Justice said her 4-year-old business only performs physician-approved prenatal scans for elective reasons, and a registered diagnostic medical sonographer, or RDMS, conducts the sonogram.
"[The RDMS designation] is the same gold standard a hospital would require of a technician," said Justice, who also offers prenatal massages at her facility.
