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Fetal Heart Ultrasound: How, Why and When, 1e

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If you are a pathologist and interested in fetal heart, this book is for you but if you are an OB /GYN. it is not the book you are looking for. The DVD included in the book almost contain more pathological sections than echo

the authors have a novel approach. the dvd with the book starts with a heart autopsy which is live anatomy. it is very useful as it shows what to expect on ultrasound without having to imagine any structure or conjure a picture from verbose description. a picture is worth a thousand words, but a video is worth.....can't imagine. this is followed by methodology, again using novel approach of a text book showing parts as inlet and parts as outlet. there is a chapter on settings for ultrasound acquisition of better images using various techniques like zoom and persistence. finally the last part of dvd deals on pathology which is abnormal anatomy. the dvd is the indispensible part of the book. i think the book and dvd succeeds in clarifying fetal echocardiography without being voluminous.the authors need to be congratulated for their efforts. in all a very good book to supplement the quest for better understanding of fetal echocardiography.

No book is perfect, but this is the clearest and most logical approach to fetal echo that I know. It is not an atlas but a method of exam, with many examples both of ultrasound and gross pathology. For the price, you can't beat it. I use it for my MFM fellows.