LWW's Sonography texts are up to date with technology, and the needs of students and faculty. Get the right content at the right level for the right way to teach and learn! Diagnostic Medical Sonography: A Guide to Clinical Practice Obstetrics & Gynecology is the most in-depth, appropriate textbook to cover this topic in ultrasound, and is the ideal text for sonography students pursuing a greater understanding of this specialization. Beginning with core anatomy topics, this text is aimed at providing a thorough understanding of this crucial topic, giving it the attention it deserves, and students and faculty the support they want. As a component of the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Series, this title will allow you to provide a comprehensive, current, and consistent treatment of sonography specializations in a way you were never able to before. Features: Key pedagogical features, including Chapter Objectives and key Terms, help build students understanding Pathology boxes provide quick reference and reinforcement for the diseases and conditions covered Critical thinking questions help students learn to apply the knowledge to a variety of situations.

Part 1: Gynecologic Sonography: -- Principles of scanning technique in obstetric and gynecologic ultrasound / Susan Raatz Stephenson -- Embryonic development of the female genital system / Susan Raatz Stephenson -- Congenital anomalies of the female genital system / Faith Hutson -- Female cycle / Sue Benzonelli-Blanchard -- Normal anatomy of the female pelvis / Sanja Plavsic Kupesic and Tricia Turner -- Doppler evaluation of the pelvis / Michelle Wilson -- Pediatric pelvis / Jennifer Martin, Linda Woolpaert and Susan Raatz Stephenson -- Benign disease of the female pelvis / Susan Raatz Stephenson -- Malignant disease of the uterus and cervix / Faith Hutson -- Malignant disease of the ovary / Danielle M Bolger -- Pelvic inflammatory disease and endometriosis / Allison A Cowett -- Assisted reproductive technologies (ART), contraception, and elective abortion / Catheeja Ismail and Molina Dayal -- Part 2: Obstetric Sonography: -- Use of ultrasound in the first trimester /Paula Woletz -- Sonographic evaluation of first trimester complications / Paula Woletz -- Sonographic assessment of the ectopic pregnancy / Amanda Auckland -- Assessment of fetal age and size in the second and third trimester / Susan Johnston -- Fetal environment / Malka Stromer -- Abnormalities of the placenta and umbilical cord / Lisa M Allen -- Sonographic assessment of the fetal neural tube structures / Susan Raatz Stephenson and Roa M Qato -- Ultrasound of the normal fetal chest, abdomen, and pelvis / Robert G Magner, Jr and Cheryl A Vance -- Ultrasound of the abnormal fetal chest, abdomen, and pelvis / Gertrude Alfonsin Layton -- Fetal echocardiography / Marium Holland and Joan Mastrobattista -- Normal and abnormal fetal limbs / Molly Siemens -- Doppler ultrasound of the normal fetus / Tonya N Brathwaite -- Biophysical profile / Meredith O Cruz and Isabelle Wilkins -- Multiple gestations / Julia A Drose -- Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) / Michelle Kominiarek -- Patterns of fetal anomalies / John F Trombly and Susan Raatz Stephenson -- Effects of maternal disease on pregnancy / Tammy Stearns -- Postpartum uterus / Dea Shatterly -- Interventional ultrasound / Sanja Plavsic Kupesic -- 3-D and 4-D imaging in obstetrics and gynecology / Bridgette Lunsford -- Index.