Book Description | This title is the most authoritative guide to sonography in obstetrics and gynecology that now comes in full color. It offers companion website that includes images, case studies, and more. Written by radiologists and ob/gyns to provide a balanced perspective, this standard-setting guide is both a clinically relevant reference text and atlas - presented in full color for the first time. It expertly examines the full spectrum of disorders and conditions likely to encounter in gynecologic and maternal-fetal care that are supported throughout by more than 2,000 detailed sonographic illustrations. This title contains the latest procedures and diagnostic guidelines for the use of sonography in ob/gyn, including 3D and 4D image processing, transvaginal sonography, and color Dopler sonography. It opens with general obstetric sonography, covering such pivotal topics as normal pelvic anatomy and fetal echocardiography, before moving into fetal anomalies and disorders. This title focuses on Risk assessment and therapy, that includes first trimester screening and amniocentesis that are explored in the next section, while the remaining parts of the book focus on maternal disorders, gynecological sonography, and the newest complementary imaging modalities. It features the most trusted, accessible compendium of sonography in obstetrics and gynecology for residents and practitioners, that is filled with precise illustrations that add clarity to the text's content. It includes the coverage of everything from sonographic operating instruments and screening the fetal patient for syndromes and anomalies, to diagnosing the female patient for cysts, infertility, and incontinence. This title offers full-color format to aid readability and ease of use. It includes up-to-date information on the significant advances made in three dimensional and even four-dimensional Doppler technology. It contains learning aids such as: a 'key points' section in each chapter; skill-building clinical scenarios; a stronger focus on differential diagnosis; multiple visuals (figure, illustration, or table) on each page; and, helpful chapter-opening summaries. This title offers a companion website filled with concept-clarifying images, video loops, case studies supplemented by Q and As, and cutting-edge insights on a range of integral sonography topics. It also contains SI Units that is incorporated throughout. |
About the Author | Arthur C. Fleischer, M.D. Professor of Radiology and Radiologic Sciences Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Chief, Diagnostic Sonography Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN Eugene C. Toy, MD Vice Chair of Academic Affairs and Residency Program Director Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology The Methodist Hospital-Houston Associate Clinical Professor Weill Cornell College of Medicine Associate Clinical Professor and Clerkship Director Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Texas Medical School at Houston Houston, TX Wesley Lee, MD Division of Fetal Imaging William Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak, MI Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Rochester, MI Frank A. Manning, MD Professor Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY Roberto J. Romero, MD Chief, Perinatology Research Branch Program Director for Obstetrics and Perinatology Intramural Division, NICHD, NIH, DHHS Bethesda, MD and Detroit, MI Professor of Molecular Obstetrics and Genetics Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, MI |