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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 a course in fetal ultrasonography.
Contents
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Foreword to the first edition
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
1. Why: fetal heart ultrasound
- Catherine Fredouille
- General notions
- Review
- Application to fetal cardiopathies
- References
2. How: technical aspects
- Jean-Eric Develay-Morice
- The physical principles of ultrasound as applied to fetal ultrasound
- What takes time?
- Physical principles of Doppler
- In practice: setting the controls
- Application to the examination of the fetal heart
- Further reading
3. How: anatomic-ultrasound correlations; 3 steps, 10 key points
- Catherine Fredouille
- First step. Verification of the position: 2 key points
- Second step. Verification of the inlet: 4 key points
- Third step. Verification of the outlet: 4 key points
- References
4. How: conducting the examination and its pitfalls
- Jean-Eric Develay-Morice
- Taking the history
- A fast glance
- Verification of lateralization and its pitfalls: the elevator
- References
- Further reading
5. First trimester cardiac scan and study
- Claudio Lombardi
- Introduction
- Technical Aspects
- Examination
- Risk Factors
- References
- Further Reading
6. Why: critical cardiac pathologies not to be overlooked
- Catherine Fredouille, Claudio Lombardi
- First step. Pathologies of position
- Second step. Pathologies of the inlet
- Third step. Pathologies of the outlet
- References
7. When: fetal morphological examination after the discovery of a cardiopathy
- Catherine Fredouille
- The karyotype is unknown
- The karyotype is known to be normal
- References
8. Points to remember
- Catherine Fredouille, Jean-Eric Develay-Morice and Claudio Lombardi
- Technical points to remember
- Key points to remember
- Pathologies to remember
- Morphological points to remember
Index
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