The 11-14 Week Scan

This new edition of a standard textbook is a clinician's guide on using ultrasound as the main diagnostic tool in the prenatal detection of congenital abnormalities. Providing the basis of learning for the theoretical component of the Certificate of Competence in the 11-14 week scan awarded by The Fetal Medicine Foundation, the book covers: * early screening for chromosomal abnormalities * implications of increased nuchal translucency in chromosomally normal fetuses * ultrasound diagnosis of fetal abnormalities * determination of chorionicity and implications and management of multiple pregnancies * multifetal pregnancy reduction. Updated throughout in line with new generation scanning equipment and international clinical protocols, this new edition also includes an enlarged section on the diagnosis of cardiac defects at this stage.