0 4 The Michigan Daily-Friday, October 23, 1981-Page 13 # Some fetal tests misinterpreted 737 N. Huron,Ypsilanti A 485440 For Sands and Drink Speatels W NEW YORK (AP)-Dramatic im- provements in the use of ultrasound are making it possible to examine a fetus almost as easily as a newborn baby, but some doctors are making wrong diagnoses because they are unfamiliar with the technique, a researcher said Wednesday. Dr. Jason Birnholz, a radiologist at the Harvard Medical School, said every pregnant woman should be given an ultrasound examination, because it is safe and inexpensive and because it can discover problems that don't show up in any other test. BUT HE CAUTIONED that some doctors now giving ultrasound exams do not know how to interpret the test, and that they are missing problems that an expert would find. "Anyone who can buy an ultrasound machine can do the examination," Bir- nholz said. "There are no professional standards." Birnholz, an ultrasound specialist, said he sees 8,000 patients a year and sees something new every day. "It's not so simple," he said. HE PREDICTED IT would be some time before standards aredeveloped to 'Anyone who can buy an ultrasound machine can do the examination. There are no professional standards. -Dr. Jason Birnholz, radiologist govern the training of doctors in inter- preting the ultrasound exams., Birnholz made the remarks during a seminar for science writers sponsored by the American College of radiology and financed by the Eastman Kodak Co., a maker of X-ray films and developers. At that semirar, Birnholz described research being done by him and others-research that is greatly expan- ding what doctors can learn using ultrasound.t HE HAS SHOWN how to use ultrasound examinations to predict, babies' birthweights, and with a few exceptions his predictions are off by less than 60}'grams-two-tenths of an ounce.. He and others have used ultrasound to determine the normal growth patter- ns of the fetus. They are using those norms to identifyinfants with growth problems, and they Are discovering the growth problems early enough to remedy some of them. Birnholz is now using ultrasound to study fetal, eye movements, which can be a key indicator of brain damage.. SUCH USES OF ultrasound have developed only in the last few years, he said. "We don't just make pictures," he said. "We try to examine the fetus in utero just the way we would examine a newborn. "We look at all kinds of movements to see what they can do, and how they can be distorted in ways we can see. If we see a fetus in a deep sleep state at 32 weeks (after conception), we know that's not possible, so we know the patient is comatose," he said. "Then we have to make a decision." Birnholz said all pregnant women should be examined with ultrasound because such problems cannot be discovered any other way, and they can lead to death of the baby if they are not discovered early. IN MANY CASES, however, there is no treatment even if problems are discovered. His recommendation is that pregnant women be examined three times: at 16- 20 weeks, to determine exactly when the fetus was conceived;.-at 28-30 weeks, to make sure it is growing at a normal rate, and just before delivery, to check its position. "Ninety-five percent of all pregnan- cies are going to be fine, no matter what," he said. "The question is how to find the smaller number that are going to have problems." No risks have 'been found to be associated with ultrasound exams, Bir- nholz said, and the exam can be done in five minutes for as little as $30. Most doctors, however, are charging about $100 for the exams, he said,, 6 for 1 BEER PRICES.IO11 pm 2 for 1 Prices after 11 pm. Music by SKIDS Mon. & STEVE KING and the Tues. DITTILIES Mon. GREEK NIGHT. Fraternities & Sororities admitted free with proper 1.D. Tues. HALLOWEEN PARTY. Cash Prizes-no cover if in costume. 5 for 1lprices on some drinks. EVERY FRI. & SAT. Rotted bills worth next to nothing WASHINGTON (UPI)-A man who hid bundles of cash in his mother's basement and then saw the money damaged by a flood now finds himself out nearly $73,000 in rotted bills that the Treasury Department won't redeem. Gerald Krigel lost a last-ditch appeal Tuesday at the U.S. Court of Claims, which upheld the department's refusal to redeem much of the mutilated mass of money. THE BIZARRE situation began in 1974, when Krigel's father, Ben Krigel, withdrew more than $427,000 in cash from joint savings accounts at two Michigan banks. The money was primarily made up of $100 bills. Gerald Krigel used some of the cash to finance his con- struction business and left $200,000, in "a metal box that he had hidden in the basement of his mother's house" in Detroit, the Claims Court noted. But during the winter of 1976, the basement floodeo. Krigel thought the bills had not been damaged and didn't inspect them. A year later, as he was preparing to move to Miami, he opened the box and found, "The currency had swollen in size, rotted and become compressed into a solid mass." Krigel tried to dry the money "by placing it on heating registers and by blowing air over it with hair dryers." After drying some of it and separating pieces of individual bills, he reconstructed $73,800. Officials suggested he might get back some money. if he took the $13,800 in reconstructed bills to the Federal Reserve Bank in Detroit, which he did. An inspector concluded his greenbacks had a value of $54,750. Krigel then filed suit, saying the Treasury failed to redeem an additional $72,750 in damaged currency he said he left there. 'Cope' teeters precariously between good and mediocre (Continued from Page 7) couraging them and keeping the energy level high. Michiko, a dancer from the Univer- sity dance department, leads the com- pany through the dance sequences with a wonderful command of modern and jazz techniques. Although the pieces do not call for it often, his leaps into this air have a dazzling effect. Interestingly, the choreography seems to lend itself best to group works and to works with the less-experienced dancers. In "Thank Heaven," the movements for Michiko and Debra Nilson are quite commonplace and repetitive. The same holds true for Zazel O'Carra in "Universe in Mour- 'Iing." Yet in "They Keep Coming," which is reminiscent of the '60s black rights protests,* the intertwining of small groups of people and a varied use of the stage is successful. The featured artist, Mikell Pinkney, sings both blues and love songs dynamically: Although he is of small stature, he has a rich and powerful voice. As the former artistic director of the Billie Holliday Theater in New York, his rendition of the "Billie Holiday Blues" is expecially exciting. It is in the second act that the produc- tion does not cope well, The first songs are slow and almost melodramatic in both content and performance. Lun- deana Thomas, whose voice works quite well in the lower register, is called upon to sing a very high melodic piece, and the outcome is disappointing. Although the energy level increases when the company portrays the mem- bers of a church singing gospel music and praising the Lord, this scene goes on too long and quickly loses its charm. The only sets used on stage are two ladders, sometimes connected by a board, and sometimes standing as separate pieces. The set reflects the mood of the show. 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