In 31 chapters, obstetricians and gynecologists and others from Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the US detail the use of ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology. They discuss the physical bases of medical ultrasound; techniques, instrumentation, and safety; pregnancy and screening; basic biometry; sonographic determination of gestational age; fetal anatomy; fetal echocardiography; invasive procedures; ethics and law in congenital defects; fetal growth; obstetrical Doppler; the placenta and umbilical cord; twins; basic principles of 3D and 4D sonography; ultrasound in human reproduction; the uterus and fallopian tube; benign pelvic masses; and assessment of normal and abnormal ovaries. This edition has new chapters on the sonographic diagnosis of malformations of different fetal anatomical systems. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)