Fetal Heart Ultrasound - E-Book: Fetal Heart Ultrasound - E-Book

by Catherine Fredouille MD, Jean-Eric Develay-Morice MD, Claudio Lombardi

Overview

Fetal Heart Ultrasound, now in its second edition, has been written as a practical guide for the ultrasound examination of the fetal heart. The fetal heart is considered to be the most important and difficult part of a fetal examination. This book aims not only to clarify and simplify the approach to this examination, but also to define what a normal fetal heart should be, and underline just why this organ remains one of the best warning signs for fetal pathology. It will be useful to trainee and practicing ultrasonographers, ultrasound departments providing obstetric ultrasound services, and obstetricians, gynecologists, radiologists and midwives undertaking course in fetal ultrasonography. "Fetal Heart Ultrasound. How, Why and When ... could represent a supplement to other literature in the field, especially for trainees and ultrasonographers." Reviewed by Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica,April 2015 - Illustrated with over 400 pathological and ultrasound diagrams and images - Clarifies what makes the fetal heart normal, and what signs point to the pathologies that are important to diagnose - Step-by-step guide to establishing different views, illustrating the correlations between technique and medical image, and outlining the pitfalls, obstacles and errors and how to recognize and avoid them - Accompanying online ancillary material: original anatomical videoclips, ultrasound scans and self-assessment questions A chapter on first trimester ultrasonography covering the early detection, diagnosis and confirmation of fetal cardiac anomalies New videoclips relating to first trimester ultrasonography 50 scored online self-assessment questions with images

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780702054808
Publisher:	Churchill Livingstone, Inc.
Publication date:	10/24/2013
Series:	How, Why and When
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	200
File size:	13 MB
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Table of Contents

1.Fetal Heart Ultrasound: WHY2.HOW: Technical Aspects3.HOW: Anatomic – ultrasound correlations: 3 steps, 10 key points4.HOW: Conducting the examination and its pitfalls5.WHY: Critical cardiac pathologies not to be overlooked6.WHEN: Fetal morphological examination after the discovery of a cardiopathy7.Points to remember

Editorial Reviews

"This book is meant to be a practical guide for the ultrasound examination of the fetal heart and describes a methodology capable of verifying normal fetal cardiac architecture in three steps and 10 key points. The book describes a simplified approach and technical aspects related to fetal heart ultrasound examination, pitfalls, and warning signs for related fetal pathology." Reviewed by Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica , March 2015

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