Pocket Atlas of Obstetric Ultrasound

Book excerpt: Here is a complete and convenient guide to the normal sonographic appearances of the embryo and fetus and its uterine environment. This handy atlas will provide you with a thorough knowledge of normal fetal anatomy and better enable you to promptly recognize and diagnose abnormalities. The images in this atlas were produced with state-of-the-art high-resolution ultrasound imaging systems and depict a spectrum of normal anatomy encountered during pregnancy. Coverage includes the fetal environment - the cervix, uterus, placenta, and umbilical cord, the successive stages of embryonic development; and the normal appearances of fetal organ systems. The appendix provides a set of basic biometry tables for easy reference and daily use. This pocket atlas is an essential resource for all health care professionals who perform or interpret obstetric ultrasound studies, including radiologists, obstetricians and gynecologists, sonographers, geneticists, nurses, and genetic counselors.