Ultrasound of Congenital Fetal Anomalies : Differential Diagnosis and Prognostic Indicators, Second Edition

The most frequently asked questions that confront the fetal medicine trainee/expert on a daily basis are “Is the finding real or merely an artifact?” and “Is the diagnosis correct?”. However, to be able to find the description of an abnormal ultrasound finding in a textbook, one generally has to search by the definite diagnosis, which has not been done as yet. This uneasy feeling was the first factor that directed the layout of __Ultrasound of Congenital Fetal Anomalies: Differential Diagnosis and Prognostic Indicators, Second Edition__. Copiously illustrated, the book displays fetal anomalies by scanning view and descriptions of all major ultrasound planes, detailing what can be considered a normal view and what cannot. See What’s New in the Second Edition: • Early detection of fetal anomalies (1214 weeks) • Ultrasound in fetal infections and in twins • The nuchal translucency issue, the newest intracranial translucency as well as the range of congenital anomalies detectable at this gestational age • Expanded coverage of heart anomalies, including arrhythmias and early fetal echocardiography The author’s mission continues to be to provide guidance on how to quickly recognize and diagnose congenital fetal anomalies, beginning at the beginning with ultrasound sigh all the way through to final diagnosis. This New Edition Of An Acclaimed Text Guides Readers Through The Use Of Ultrasound To Detect And Identify A Wide Range Of Birth Defects In Utero. Ultrasound Images Have Been Improved Throughout And Are Now Matched With Mri Scans As A Further Means Of Guiding Clinicians. Clinical Images Are Also Included. This New Edition Extends Its Approach To The Fetus In The First Trimester--provided By Publisher. Anatomic Survey Of The Fetus And Early Diagnosis Of Fetal Anomalies -- Central And Peripheral Nervous System Anomalies -- Craniofacial And Neck Anomalies -- Cystic Hygroma And Nonimmune Hydrops Fetalis -- Congenital Heart Disease -- Thoracic Anomalies -- Anomalies Of The Gastrointestinal Tract And Of The Abdominal Wall -- Anomalies Of The Urinary Tract And Of The External Genitalia -- Skeletal Dysplasias And Muscular Anomalies : A Diagnostic Algorithm -- Chromosomal And Nonchromosomal Syndromes -- Ultrasound In Fetal Infection -- Ultrasound In Multiple Pregnancy. Dario Paladini, Paolo Volpe. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Content: Front Cover Dedication Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1 -- Anatomic survey of the fetus and early diagnosis of fetal anomalies Chapter 2 -- Central and peripheral nervous system anomalies Chapter 3 -- Craniofacial and neck anomalies Chapter 4 -- Cystic hygroma and nonimmune hydrops fetalis Chapter 5 -- Congenital heart disease Chapter 6 -- Thoracic anomalies Chapter 7 -- Anomalies of the gastrointestinal tract and of the abdominal wall Chapter 8 -- Anomalies of the urinary tract and of the external genitalia. Chapter 9 -- Skeletal dysplasias and muscular anomalies: A diagnostic algorithmChapter 10 -- Chromosomal and nonchromosomal syndromes Chapter 11 -- Ultrasound in fetal infection Chapter 12 -- Ultrasound in multiple pregnancy Appendix Back Cover. "This new edition of an acclaimed text guides readers through the use of ultrasound to detect and identify a wide range of birth defects in utero. Ultrasound images have been improved throughout and are now matched with MRI scans as a further means of guiding clinicians. Clinical images are also included. This new edition extends its approach to the fetus in the first trimester"--Résumé de l'éditeur This source examines the latest developments in the imaging of fetal anomalies. Compiled by an international authority on the topic, this guide offers an easy-to-use format with side-by-side comparisons of ultrasound scans and pathological specimens. This guide has the first collection of 3D images in this medical niche.