Ultrasonography of the Prenatal and Neonatal Brain (ePub)

The central nervous system is probably the most elaborate and intricate organ or system in the human body. Minute structuralabnormalities can, at times, reflect major functional deficiencies. On the other hand, it would appear that at times majoranatomic defects do not seem to be associated with significantly deviant function. It is extremely important to study andunderstand the normal and abnormal fetal and neonatal central nervous system. The central nervous system is one of thecommon sites of anatomical malformation in the fetus with chromosomal abnormality. The detection of anomalies within thefetal and neonatal brain is feasible using modern imaging techniques.This book is written for the perinatologists, neonatologists,perinatal geneticists, as well as the imaging specialists such as radiologists, obstetricians, and sonographers who see the fetusand neonate in their clinical practice. This reference is a highly clinical text and facilitates a thorough comprehension of thenormal and abnormal fetal central nervous system-and helps apply one of the most important advances in modernperinatology: the early detection of central nervous system anomalies. It provides the full spectrum of prenatal sonography toolsand insights, from using ultrasound and MRI to diagnose the fetal face, eye, and brain, to the neurobehavioral development ofthe fetal brain. Featuring a full-color presentation and an enhanced, reader-friendly design, this unmatched guide is completelywritten 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. It provides the detailedexamination of imaging the fetal brain based on leading-edge, peer-reviewed research from around the world.