Part 1 book “Ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology - A practical approach” has contents: Basic physical principles of medical ultrasound, basic characteristics of the ultrasound equipment, technical aspects of the ultrasound examination, ultrasound in the first trimester, ultrasound in the second trimester, and other contents. | Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology: A Practical Approach Editor Alfred Abuhamad, MD with contributions from Rabih Chaoui, MD Philippe Jeanty, MD Dario Paladini, MD Editorial Assistant Emily Walsh, BA, MA Forward by Professor John Hobbins, MD first edition Copyright © 2014 Alfred Abuhamad All rights reserved ISBN-14: 978-0-692-26142-2 2 FORWARD Ultrasound was introduced into the practice of Obstetrics and Gynecology over four decades ago, and along the way its impact has risen exponentially to a point where it is rare even for a low risk, uncomplicated, patient to make it through pregnancy without having at least two ultrasound examinations and a high risk patient to have less than four scans. Most important is the pivotal role ultrasound plays in our obstetrical decision-making and in GYN one rarely hangs one’s hat on a diagnosis made by a pelvic exam alone. While building a career in OB/GYN, residency represents, by far, the most impactful step. Recently, I asked graduating residents from around the country interested in our perinatal fellowship to rate their training in ultrasound (from 1 to 10). The average was 3. Only one of the twenty three individuals I interviewed rated their training as 9. Why? Because in resident training programs the importance of ultrasound is often downplayed in favor of other facets of the specialty, and enlightened faculty members interested in imparting ultrasound knowledge and skills are challenged by the woeful lack of resource material on the basics of obstetrical and gynecological ultrasound. Yes, students or program directors can easily find some directed texts on the fetal CNS, heart, skeletal dysplasias, and high risk pregnancy, in general, but locating a text that deals with the nitty- gritty of day-to-day scanning has been challenging. Until now! Dr. Abuhamad and colleagues have come up with a resource that really fills the void perfectly. This text concisely covers the physics of ultrasound and how to .
