A Practical Guide to Fetal Echocardiography: Normal and Abnormal Hearts (Abuhamad, A Practical Guide to Fetal Echocardiography) [Hardcover]

Alfred Z. Abuhamad (Author), Rabih Chaoui (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 5, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0781797578 | ISBN-13: 978-0781797573 | Edition: Second

This simple and easy-to-use guide to fetal echocardiography will help physicians and sonographers obtain a complete evaluation of the normal and abnormal fetal heart. The book is written in a user-friendly style and thoroughly illustrated with ultrasound images accompanied by schematic drawings. This edition presents a comprehensive approach to the examination of the fetal heart and covers all major cardiac malformations. Chapters include color Doppler in fetal echocardiography, three-dimensional ultrasound in fetal echocardiography, first and early second trimester imaging of the fetal heart, and an updated genetics section. This book, written by internationally recognized experts in fetal echocardiography, is a must-have for physicians and sonographers interested in this field.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Second edition (November 5, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781797578
• ISBN-13: 978-0781797573
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #208,790 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sonographer's dream, January 5, 2007

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Real Mom "Real Mom" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

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This book is a clear concise review of fetal echo. I own it and I recommend it highly. It covers normal and abnormal in a very understandable way. I"m a perinatal sonographer and love this book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A gem for the prenatal sonographer., October 13, 2005

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Nicholas Zacharias "mfm doc" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This book was recommended to me by the director of my fellowship training program in Maternal-Fetal Medicine. I was delighted with the practical and immediately applicable pearls of wisdom this book is so full of; it is a must for every scholar of prenatal sonography and can form the basis for further study.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate!, December 2, 2009

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This review is from: A Practical Guide to Fetal Echocardiography: Normal and Abnormal Hearts (Abuhamad, A Practical Guide to Fetal Echocardiography) (Hardcover)

Absolute perfection, visually stunning, truly the ultimate! The brainchild of two of the world leaders in obstetrical sonography, this is a must have for anyone who does prenatal ultrasound. Compact, packed with incredible images (sonographic, schematic and pathologic) as well as detailed tables, and a great aid to the sonologist who encounters a cardiac abnormality. In additon to normal fetal cardiac anatomy and what was covered in the first edition, this edition has a chapter on first trimester fetal echocardiography and lists the first trimester findings for each cardiac defect in the corresponding chapter for that particular defect. In the section on "abnormal hearts", one can find details on all the diagnostic modes and planes necessary to diagnose that particular abnormality. Having this "bible" on fetal echocardiography guides the sonologist as to what to look for and enables the sonologist to ascertain the diagnosis and provide proper counseling to the family pending further evaluation by a pediatric cardiologist...This should unequivocally be "the guide" present at the bedside in every ultrasound unit...