This book offers an essential guide for postgraduates, obstetricians and gynaecologists (including teaching faculty), helping them develop workflows for the early detection and assessment of high-risk pregnancies & pregnancy with IUGR using colour Doppler applications and transfontenellar cranial sonography in premature new-borns during routine ultrasonography. This book familiarizes practicing radiologists and Ob-Gyn specialists with this aspect of sonography, so as to improve perinatal outcomes.

Abdominal & pelvic sonography is most useful during day to day practice Learning opportunity in sonographic evaluation of pregnancy, detection of IUGR, detailed survey of foetal anatomy and deviation from normal ; and the inclusion of a chapter of Obstetric colour Doppler Short chapters on eye sonography, foetal echo-cardiography and trans-cranial imaging of brain in newborn may encourage the young radiologists to include this dimension of sonography in their working schedule Written by experts The book aims to be a supplement to the less experienced to improve skill and their contribution in patient care In countries or centres where ultrasound is being performed by physicians or medical officers without adequate training and experience in sonography, the book may prove as a guide to improve skill and interpretation of ultrasound images

Autorentext

Rajendra K. Diwakar is the recipient of the prestigious Dr Ashok Mukherji Memorial Oration Award in 1988 in the Annual Congress of Indian Radiological & Imaging Association, India. He was honoured with Dr D. C. Sen Gold Medal in 1987. He has published many scientific papers in various national and international journals.

He has worked as Senior Radiologist for 12 years in J. L .N. Hospital & Research Centre, Bhilai Steel Plant, Sail, Bhilai in the department of Radio-diagnosis. At present, he is a faculty member, Assistant Professor in the Department of Radio-diagnosis in Chandulal Chandrakar Memorial Medical College & Hospital, Durg (CG) India.

Inhalt
Ultrasound Anatomy.- Sonography of Kidneys, Urinary bladder and Prostate.- Pelvic Sonography( Uterus,Ovaries & Adnexa).- Obstetric Ultrasound.- Ultrasound Evaluation of Normal Foetal Anatomy.- Sonography of Placenta & Umbilical cord.- Amniotic Fluid.- Foetal Biophysical Profile.-Intrauterine Growth Retardation (IUGR).- Colour Doppler in Obstetrics.- Chromosomal abnormalities.- Surgical Therapy of foetus.- Sonography of Thyroid, Breast, Scrotum.- Cranial USG of Newborn.