Overview

The progress of medical profession in treating and diagnosing fetal disorders has brought the concept of the fetus as a patient from science fiction to science fact. This book covers topics such as ethics, assisted conception techniques, embryology, pathology, obstetric ultrasound, methods of assisting the fetal condition, Doppler ultrasound and its clinical uses, and innovative approaches to fetal therapy.

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Author:   F.A. Chervenak ,  A. Kurjak ,  Asim Kurjak
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 19.60cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   1.592kg
ISBN:  

9781850705581

ISBN 10:   1850705585
Pages:   562
Publication Date:   15 June 1994
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

BACKGROUND. The Central Role of the Fetus as a Patient in Defining an Ethical Standard of Care for Fetal Therapy. Pregnancy Outcome of Assisted Conception Techniques. Ontogeny of Human Lymphocytes During Intrauterine Life. Prenatal and Perinatal Development of the Human Cerebral Cortex. Screening with Ultrasound in Obstetrics. Non-Directive Prenatal Genetic Counseling. The Routine Fetal Examination. Fetal Brain Pathology. Reproductive Decision after Genetic Counseling of Couples at High Risk for Cystic Fibrosis: A Perspective from the Last Two Decades. Computer Applications in Fetal Medicine. NEW DIMENSIONS IN FETAL AND PLACENTAL IMAGING. Early Detection of Congenital Anomalies Using Transvaginal Ultrasonography. Three-Dimensional Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Sonoembryology in the Central Nervous System. The Mutlifetal Pregnancy: Sonographic Determination of Chorionicity and Amnionicity in the First and Early-Second Trimesters. The First 3 Weeks of Gestation Assessed by Transvaginal Color Doppler. The Use of Transvaginal Sonography in the Dynamic Evaluation of the Uterine Cervix in Pregnancy. ASSESSMENT OF THE FETAL CONDITION. High-Order Multiple Pregnancy. Computerized Evaluation of Cardiotocography and its Clinical Role. Universal Intrapartum External Monitoring and Improved Outcome. Domiciliary Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring by Telephone. Assessment of Fetal Well-Being with the Actocardiogram and Fetal Response to Acoustic and Photic Stimuli. The Fetal Biophysical Profile. Intrauterine Growth Retardation. Computerized Analysis of Fetal Heart Rate in Normal and Growth-Retarded Fetuses. Fetal Hemodynamics in Growth Retardation. Advances in Neonatology. Amniotic Fluid Analysis. Prenatal Diagnosis of Skin Disease. DOPPLER ULTRASOUND. The Prenatal Assessment of Fetal Hypoxia. The Effect of Maternal Vasoactive Agents on Uterine and Fetal Hemodynamics. Assessment of the Hypoxic Fetus with Color Doppler and Automated Heart-Rate Analysis. Doppler Ve locimetry of the Great Vessels in Fetuses with Intrauterine Growth Retardation: Correlation with Blood Biochemistry and Perinatal Outcome. Doppler Velocimetry of the Uterine Artery and Ischemic-Hemorrhagic Lesions of the Placenta. Venous Return in the Human Fetus. Early Pregnancy Hemodynamics Assessed by Transvaginal Color Doppler. Doppler Velocimetry in Monitoring Fetal Health During Late Pregnancy. Cerebral Circulation in the Prenatal Period. FETAL THERAPY. Aspirin in Pregnancy. Diagnosis and Management of Immune Thrombocytopenias. Fetal Therapy. Therapeutic Strategies in the Management of Intrauterine Growth Retardation. INDEX.

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