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Ultrasound technology empowered with the three-dimensional and four-dimensional ultrasound (3D/4D US) imaging nowadays makes the essential and complementary part of diagnostic approach in clinical practice. The 3D/4D US revealed many clinical diagnostic possibilities in prenatal medicine. It improves the physicians’ ability and precision in diclosure and diagnosis of fetal structural as well as functional impairments. We all strive to find the solution and prevent different disorders like the cerebral palsy (CP), autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and other neurological impairments. Assessment of fetal functional neurology with the 4D US and application of KANET seem to be helpful and make one of the steps toward the realization of this important aim. Special attention should be paid to doctors education to benefit the most of it in difficult process of prenatal diagnosis and clinical decision-making. Global and multidisciplinary collaboration is essential to gain correct data and to improve both prenatal assessment and postnatal monitoring for the purpose of reaching reasonable conclusions and maximal results.

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