Main description:

This book is a comprehensive guide to the role of ultrasound in the care of pregnant women.

The third edition has been fully updated and new topics added, to provide clinicians and trainees with the latest developments in the field.

Beginning with an overview of ultrasound techniques, the following chapters discuss normal foetal anatomy and abnormal signs, providing in depth coverage of the appearance of malformations in different systems of the foetus' anatomy, including gastrointestinal, urinary, thorax, skeletal and the central nervous system.

The next sections discuss the foetal heart, foetal tumours, and assessment of the gestational age and foetal growth.

The book concludes with detail on ultrasound of the placenta, umbilical cord, and amniotic fluid; and doppler in obstetrics and ultrasound in labour. Separate chapters are dedicated to twins, basic biometry, and ethics and law in congenital defects.

Written by an experienced team of experts from Italy and Bosnia and Herzegovina, this new edition is highly illustrated with ultrasound images and figures.

The previous edition (9789351523376) published in 2014.

Contents:

Physical Basis, Technique, and Instrumentation
Normal and Abnormal Early Pregnancy
Screening in the First Trimester
Normal Fetal Anatomy in the Second Trimester
Accuracy of Ultrasound in Screening for Fetal Malformations
General Aspects of Fetal Malformations
Central Nervous System Malformations
Malformations of the Gastrointestinal System
Malformations of the Urinary System
Malformations of the Skeletal System
Malformations of the Thorax
Evaluation of Fetal Heart
Fetal Tumors
Ethics and Law in Congenital Defects
Invasive Procedures
Twin Pregnancy
Basic Biometry
Assessment of the Gestational Age
Assessment of Fetal Growth
Fetal Growth Abnormalities
Doppler in Obstetrics
The Placenta
The Umbilical Cord
The Amniotic Fluid
Ultrasound in Labor