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QUFW is an Obstetrics and Gynaecological Ultrasound service provided by Women’s Health Specialists. Our Obstetricians, Gynaecologists and Sonographers are specialised in Obstetrics and Gynaecological ultrasound. They are passionate about providing excellent service in women's ultrasound and utilise high end ultrasound equipment to provide quality care.

Same little face… just a different play of light ✨This beautiful 3D image was captured using shadowing techniques to gen...
27/02/2026

Same little face… just a different play of light ✨

This beautiful 3D image was captured using shadowing techniques to gently sculpt the contours of baby’s features. By adjusting the virtual light source within the volume, we can highlight tiny details, soften others, and reveal depth in a whole new way.

Have you ever wondered what the coloured areas on your ultrasound mean? Many patients think it represents oxygenated and...
25/02/2026

Have you ever wondered what the coloured areas on your ultrasound mean? 

Many patients think it represents oxygenated and deoxygenated blood. Good guess, but it actually represents directional flow!
Let’s take a look…
Colour Doppler is a special ultrasound setting that lets your Sonographer see blood flow in real time. 
Ultrasound machines can overlay colours to 2 dimensional gray images to show blood moving within vessels. 
Your sonographer knows which way the blood ‘should’ be going and correlates that with the way it ‘is’ going. 
Colour Doppler and spectral tracing can help us identify conditions such as fetal growth restriction (FGR), fetal heart malformation, preeclampsia and placental and cord issues in pregnancy. 
Colour Doppler also has a key role in gynaecological ultrasound. It can help us to identify ectopic pregnancy, ovarian torsion, polyps, enhanced myometrial vascularisation (EMV) and suspicion of malignancy. It can also helps us characterise different types of cysts and intrauterine conditions. 
Our Sonographers use colour Doppler everyday to enhance diagnostic accuracy and identify potential problems in pregnancy. 

Experience matters! We are here for you. 

Welcome to the Year of the Fire Horse (2026)A year symbolising energy, strength, confidence and forward momentum.As we l...
16/02/2026

Welcome to the Year of the Fire Horse (2026)
A year symbolising energy, strength, confidence and forward momentum.
As we look ahead to all of the 2026 babies who will soon make their entrance into the world, Fire Horse babies are said to be spirited, brave and full of life!
Wishing our community health, happiness and prosperity for the year ahead!

Your menstrual cycle is more than just your period. It is a rhythm of hormonal shifts and structural changes in the uter...
16/02/2026

Your menstrual cycle is more than just your period. It is a rhythm of hormonal shifts and structural changes in the uterus and ovaries.

In this post, we break down what is happening hormonally and what we see on ultrasound at each stage (in ‘typical’ normal menstrual cycle’:

Menstrual phase
Hormones fall.
Ultrasound: a thin endometrium as the lining sheds.

Follicular phase
Oestrogen rises and follicles grow.
Ultrasound: developing ovarian follicles and a thickening, trilaminar endometrium.

Ovulation
LH surges.
Ultrasound: a dominant follicle releases the egg, sometimes with a small amount of pelvic fluid visible.

Luteal phase
Progesterone rises.
Ultrasound: a corpus luteum forms and the endometrium becomes more secretory and ready for implantation.

Hormones drive the changes. Ultrasound lets us see them.

Just look at that face… pure contentment. A tiny human, completely at ease, floating in their own little world. It is mo...
13/02/2026

Just look at that face… pure contentment. A tiny human, completely at ease, floating in their own little world. It is moments like this that remind us how special pregnancy really is.

If this little one is anything to go by, we are taking this as our official reminder to slow down, breathe deeply and head into the weekend feeling just as relaxed.

Wishing everyone a calm, cosy and restorative weekend.
📸 Mary-Lou our exceptional sonographer captured this amazing image in our Toowoomba rooms

At QUFW, our sonographers and doctors use science every single day!Physics, anatomy, physiology, technology and critical...
10/02/2026

At QUFW, our sonographers and doctors use science every single day!

Physics, anatomy, physiology, technology and critical thinking all come together in every scan we perform.

From understanding sound waves and image optimisation to interpreting complex anatomy in real time, this is science in action, guided by skilled hands and sharp minds.

Today we celebrate the women and girls who choose science, grow in science and apply science to make a difference in patient care.

Your work matters. Your knowledge matters. You inspire the next generation!

That brightly colored ‘vascular’ ring you might see in an o***y on an early pregnancy or gynaecology scan is often the c...
10/02/2026

That brightly colored ‘vascular’ ring you might see in an o***y on an early pregnancy or gynaecology scan is often the corpus luteum.

On ultrasound it can appear as a round or oval structure in the o***y, sometimes with thicker walls and increased blood flow around the edges (also called peripheral vascularity). This is completely normal physiology, not a problem or a cyst to worry about.

All curled up and looking very comfortable at 13 weeks.This image was captured from a 3D volume, allowing us to gently r...
06/02/2026

All curled up and looking very comfortable at 13 weeks.

This image was captured from a 3D volume, allowing us to gently rotate and manipulate the data to view the fetus from different angles. It’s an incredible way to appreciate just how perfectly they’re positioned at this stage.

We can’t wait to see what position they choose by the 20-week scan as they continue to grow, stretch, and change. 📸 by Allison in Toowoomba

Meet Allison! 👋We’re excited to introduce Allison, one of our Team leaders for our newly opened Toowoomba practice!Allis...
04/02/2026

Meet Allison! 👋
We’re excited to introduce Allison, one of our Team leaders for our newly opened Toowoomba practice!

Allison is a highly experienced sonographer with 16 years of clinical scanning experience. She is currently a Masters candidate completing research on the topic of endometriosis, reflecting her strong commitment to advancing women’s health and delivering evidence-based care.

She is deeply passionate about expanding access to high-quality tertiary obstetric and gynaecological ultrasound for patients living in regional and rural areas. She says joining the team at QUFW was an obvious choice for her.
“I am excited to offer a tertiary service to our patients, some of who travel several hours to see us. It reduces the burden to families when they don’t have to travel to metro centers for their obstetric and gynaecology ultrasound services.

Since joining our team in late 2025, Allison says the best part of her job is having access to state of the art ultrasound machines and the opportunity to scan patients from the start to the end of their pregnancies.

When she’s off duty, Allison is an avid social media ultrasound educator and football mum. “I have two young boys to whom football is life!”

We are thrilled to have Allison join our team at QUFW.

👋🏼 Just a quick reminder to our QUFW community - All of our sites (Brisbane, Southport, Tugun, Ipswich, and Toowoomba) a...
23/01/2026

👋🏼 Just a quick reminder to our QUFW community - All of our sites (Brisbane, Southport, Tugun, Ipswich, and Toowoomba) are closed this coming Monday (26th Jan) for the Public Holiday.

All sites will reopen as usual on Tuesday.

We hope you all have a fantastic long weekend and look forward to seeing you at one of our locations soon!

The fetal heartbeat is often the first thing we check during each scan here at QUFW. It can give parents that reassuranc...
20/01/2026

The fetal heartbeat is often the first thing we check during each scan here at QUFW. It can give parents that reassurance before any further assessments.

But did you know that the “normal” range is actually much wider than most people think? Fetal heart rates can also change quite a bit throughout pregnancy and gestation.

➡️Swipe to learn more about what we look for when monitoring the fetal heartbeat on ultrasound.

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