Fetal Radiology A Diagnostic Atlas

Intrinsic errors of skeletal development are individually rare but of clinical importance because of their overall frequency and their impact on a patient's life. Sonography has become a routine component of prenatal care, and many of these disorders are

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Fetal Radiology 2nd Edition

Reinhard Schumacher Laurie H. Seaver Jürgen Spranger

Fetal Radiology A Diagnostic Atlas 2nd Edition

With 113 Figures in 238 Individual Illustrations and 51 Tables

Professor Dr. med. Reinhard Schumacher Sektion Pädiatrische Genetik Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin Universitätsklinikum Freiburg Mathildenstraße 1 79106 Freiburg (Breisgau), Germany Laurie H. Seaver, MD Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Div. Hawaii Community Genetics 1441 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1800 Honolulu, HI 96814 USA Professor Dr. med. Jürgen Spranger Sektion Pädiatrische Genetik Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin Universitätsklinikum Freiburg Mathildenstraße 1 79106 Freiburg (Breisgau), Germany Greenwood Genetic Center 1 Gregor Mendel Circle Greenwood, SC 29646, USA

ISBN 978-3-642-03559-3

eISBN 978-3-642-03560-9

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Preface to the Second Edition The first edition of Fetal Radiology was sold out fast necessitating a second edition within a relatively short period of time. This second edition preserves the character of the book as an illustrated reference for the stages of normal prenatal skeletal development and as a structured tool for the radiologic diagnosis of fetal anomalies. The authors have refrained from including MR images. This method is at the moment not suitable for a detailed skeletal diagnosis. The following major changes have been made. Chapter 1 now covers the skeletal development between the 9th and 24th gestational week. The often very subtle milestones during the development are illustrated separately and enlarged. Chapter 2 has been revised and the spectrum of differential diagnoses has be