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This extensively illustrated book guides readers through the use of ultrasound-including modern 3D images-to detect and identify birth defects in utero. Up-to-date advice is offered on the differential diagnosis of a wide range of fetal abnormalities. Throughout the book, ultrasound images are matched with actual birth pictures or abortus specimens. Each anomaly is discussed in a standardized, easy-to-follow format that covers characteristic features, pathogenesis and etiology, differential diagnosis, prognosis, and management. Contents: Anatomic survey of the fetus and its relationship to gestational age Central and peripheral nervous system anomalies Craniofacial and neck anomalies Cystic hygroma and non-immune hydrops fetalis Congenital heart disease Thoracic anomalies Anomalies of the gastrointestinal tract and abdominal wall Urinary tract anomalies Skeletal dysplasias and muscular anomalies: a diagnostic algorithm Chromosomal and non-chromosomal syndromes

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Fetal abnormalities are presented in a structured, in-depth and reader-friendly manner. The text covers the ultrasound features of the pathology as well as information for contemporary individualised counselling. [...] For each ultrasound view, the corresponding diagnoses are presented. Additionally, a plethora of pictures illustrating affected fetuses with fetal anomalies shortly after termination have been included. [...] In conclusion, this is an attractive, modern textbook that should become essential reading for all practitioners within the multidisciplinary field of fetal medicine. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, January 2008, 28(1): 144

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DARIO PALADINI is Head, Fetal Cardiology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy. PAOLO VOLPE is Head, Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Di Venere, Bari, Italy.

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