The most trusted, all-in-one guide to fetal brain imaging뾫ow in full color
Edited and written by recognized experts, this acclaimed reference is a highly clinical text and visual atlas. It
facilitates a thorough comprehension of the normal and abnormal fetal central nervous system뾞nd helps you apply one of
the most important advances in modern perinatology: the early detection of central nervous system anomalies. Here, you
will find the full spectrum of prenatal sonography tools and insights, from using ultrasound and MRI to diagnose the
fetal face, eye, and brain, to the neurobehavioral development of the fetal brain.
Featuring a new full-color presentation and an enhanced, reader-friendly design, the third edition of this unmatched
guide is completely refreshed to mirror the significant advances made in imaging resolution and three-dimensional
Doppler technology. In addition, the book reflects the growing interest in imaging the fetal nervous system as it
pertains to the fetal brain.
FEATURES
New full-color design and additional figures, tables, and graphs
New chapter on ventriculomegaly examines the most common presenting sonographic sign of brain pathology
New chapters on the evaluation of the fetal cortex and posterior fossa shed light on diagnostically problematic areas
of the fetal brain
New chapters highlighting intrauterine insults, intrauterine infections, and metabolic disorders demonstrate the
progress being made in areas that have become critical to fetal neuroscans
Greater emphasis on the use of high frequency and deep penetrating ultrasound transducer probes clearly explain how
they can yield high-resolution pictures of the fetal brain and spine
Latest perspectives on dissemination of 3D ultrasound techniques and magnetic resource imaging are interwoven into
individual chapters to encourage their adoption in daily clinical practice
More detailed examination of imaging the fetal brain is based on leading-edge, peer-reviewed research from around the
world
SI units are included throughout
Numerous new 2D and 3D ultrasound images and updated literature references contribute to the most current overview
available of this dynamic specialty
Table of contents
1. Prenatal Development of the Brain (O'Rahilly/Muller) - SAME
2. Normal Two-Dmensional Neurosonograpy of the Prenatal Brain - SAME (Timor/Monte/DelRio)
3. Biometry of the Fetal Brain (Haratz/Monte) - SAME
4. Ventriculomegaly (Pilu) - NEW
5. Anomalies of Dorsal Induction (Pilu) - NEW
6. Anomalies of Ventral Induction (Monte/Timor) - NEW
7. The Fetal Eye (Bronshtein/Zimmer) - SAME
8. Anomalies of the Cerebellum (Pilu, Malinger, Buyukkurt) - NEW
9. Intracranial Cysts (Monte/Timor) - NEW
10. Intrauterine Insults (Monte/Pilu) - NEW
11. Intrauterine Infections Affecting the Brain (Malinger/Lerman-Sagie) - NEW
12. Metabolic Disorders (Sagie) - NEW
13. Tumors of the Brain (Meizner) - NEW
14. Malformation of Cortical Development (Malinger/Toi) - NEW
15. Fetal Cerebral Circulation (Ritsuko Pooh) - REPLACEMENT/CHANGED
16. Cranio-Facial Malformations (Pilu/Meizner) - NEW
17. Vertebral Anomalies (Achiron) - REPLACEMENT/CHANGED
Author comments
Author Profile
Ilan Timor-Tritsch, MD is Professor and Director of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Ultrasound Department at New York
University Medical Center, in New York, New York.
Ana Monteagudo, MD is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at New York University Medical Center.
Gianluigi Pilu, MD is Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Bologna
in Bologna, Italy. He is Attending at St.Orsola Malpighi Hospital.
Gustavo Malinger, MD is in the Department of Obstetrics and Gyencology, Fetal Neurology Clinic, Wolfson Medical Center,
Holon, Tel-Aviv University in Tel-Aviv, Israel.