Advanced Obstetric Ultrasound An Issue Of Ultrasound Clinics

This issue provides an overview of the latest advances in imaging the fetus and pregnant patient using ultrasound. Reviewed in this issue are the use of US for screening of musculoskeletal, facial, and cardiac abnormalities. Planning for complicated deliveries, imaging of twins, and detecting growth abnormalities are just some of the other topics covered by this issue.

This issue of Ultrasound Clinics addresses obstetric applications. Articles include U/S for Cervical length; Fetal ventriculomegaly; C/S scar ectopics; Skeletal dysplasias; Effects of obesity on obstetrical u/s imaging; Fetal lung; Abdominal wall defects; Fetal hydronephrosis; U/S for evaluation of fetal anemia; Training for Ultrasound Guided Procedures.

The application of ultrasound technology to obstetric and gynacologic issues figures as one of the staples of this imaging modality. This issue of Ultrasound Clinics features the following articles: Demystifying Ovarian Cysts; Fetal Measurements and Anatomy; Fetal Echocardiography; Management of Threatened Miscarriage; Gestational Trophoblastic Diseases; Sonographic Depiction of Ovarian And Uterine Vasculature; Postmenopausal Endometrial Bleeding; and Pediatric Gynecologic Ultrasound. Acute Right Lower Quadrant Pain, and Early Anatomy Ultrasound.

Imaging of the fetus is the most common ultrasound study performed. While most studies reveal little more than a healthy fetus, the ability to identify anomalies related to the development of the fetal brain and musculoskeletal system is crucial. Included in this issue are articles on the use of ultrasound to diagnose cystic brain masses, neural migration anomalies, and abnormalities of the cranium, spine, thorax, and upper and lower extremities. The ability to detect these problems early can have a positive impact on the course of the pregnancy, during delivery, and postpartum.

Ultrasound for Advanced Practitioners in Pregnancy and Women's Health is an indispensable resource for midwives, women's health nurse practitioners, OB/GYN physician assistants, nurses, and students. Using a scope of practice approach, it addresses specific clinical applications of ultrasound technology in all aspects of women's health care. Developed by an advanced practitioner for advanced practitioners, this text includes the basics of ultrasound technology, step-by-step illustrations, more than 100 ultrasound images, and study questions. What's more, it is also an ideal reference to prepare for the newly developed Midwife Sonography Certificate administered by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS).

In consultation with Dr. William Rayburn, Consulting Editor, Drs. Larry Platt and Christina Han have put together expert authors to provide a current update on ultrasound in gynecology and pregnancy. The clinical review articles have high utility and include the following topics: Normal pelvic anatomy; Ultrasound in evaluation of pelvic pain; Abnormal uterus and uterine bleeding; Abnormal ovaries and tubes; Methods of assessing ovarian masses: IOTA approach; Imaging in endometriosis; Assessment of IUD; Ultrasound evaluation in infertility; Ultrasound in pelvic floor dysfunction; Non-gynecologic findings in the pelvis; Three-D imaging in gynecology; Pregnancy of unknown location; Cesarean scar ectopic; Early pregnancy evaluation of anomalies; and Coding and legal issues in gynecologic ultrasound. Readers will come away with the information they need to provide current, authoritative care to their patients and to improve outcomes.

Breast sonography is commonly used to evaluate mammographic and palpable abnormalities, and this issue covers all of the current applications currently in use. Sonography also plays a role in screening for breast cancer and in evaluating the extent of disease in the breast and the regional lymph nodes. This issue also reviews the use of ultrasound to perform biopsies, guide catheters, and deliver radiation therapy.