Author Description

Covering the entire spectrum of this fast-changing field, Diagnostic Imaging: Obstetrics, fifth edition, is an invaluable resource for perinatologists, radiologists, obstetricians, sonographers, and trainees?anyone who requires an easily accessible, highly visual reference on today's obstetric and fetal imaging. Dr. Paula J. Woodward and a diverse group of fetal-imaging experts provide updated information on fetal development, disease processes, and imaging techniques and findings to help you make informed decisions at the point of care. The text is lavishly illustrated, delineated, and referenced, making it a useful learning tool as well as a handy reference for daily practice. Serves as a one-stop resource for key concepts and information on obstetric imaging and the diagnosis and management of fetal/maternal issues, including dramatic new changes in technology, guidelines, and emerging practice areas Covers important new changes in technology, including recent innovations in 3D ultrasound and fetal MR, as well as the earliest ultrasound findings seen with each condition, emphasizing first-trimester diagnosis Contains new material on microarray, whole exome, and whole genome analysis; new guidelines from multiple fetal-imaging organizations; and new chapters on fetal interventional procedures and surgery, including chest interventions, fetal neural tube treatment, urinary tract interventions, and monochorionic twin intervention Offers more than 300 concise, informative chapters arranged by organ system; includes embryology and anatomy overview chapters at the beginning of each main section; and offers comprehensive coverage of differential diagnosis throughout Features 3,100+ high-quality print images (with an additional 2,000+ images and 175 videos in the complimentary eBook), including radiology images, full-color medical illustrations