2. If you consider it as one mineral, feldspar is the most common mineral and quartz comes in second, especially when you consider the whole crust, continental plus oceanic crust. Feldspar is called a group of minerals only for the convenience of geologists.he most common mineral of the Earth's continentsâthe world we spend our time inâis quartz, the mineral SiO 2. Nearly all the sand in sandstone, in the deserts of the world and on its riverbeds and beaches is quartz.
Transabdominal Ultrasound. A transabdominal ultrasound is used to look at the pelvic organs. Gel is placed on your abdomen. Then a small, handheld unit called a transducer is gently moved around to view the pelvic organs. The transducer sound waves make a picture on the TV screen.
A nuchal scan (NT Procedure) is a sonographic prenatal screening scan (ultrasound) to help identify higher chances for chromosomal conditions including Down syndrome in a fetus, particularly for older women who have higher risks of such pregnancies.creening for Down syndrome by a combination of maternal age and thickness of nuchal translucency in the fetus at 11â14 weeks of gestation was introduced in the 1990s. This method identifies about 75% of affected fetuses while screening about 5% of pregnancies.