Book charts fetal growth throughout pregnancy via 2D and 3D U/S
Book charts fetal growth throughout pregnancy via 2D and 3D U/S
A new book by two Harvard Medical School radiology professors, which contains extensive 2D- and 3D-ultrasound images of the developing fetus, can help demystify diagnostic procedures like amniocentesis and CVS for your patients. Although chiefly geared to patients and their families, "Your Developing Baby, Conception to Birth" (co-written by Peter M. Doubilet, MD, PhD, and Carol B. Benson, MD, with Roanne Weisman) can also educate women's health practitioners through its detailed images, says the publisher.
For more information-and to see selected U/S videos-visit http://www.yourdevelopingbaby.com/.
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