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Sanja Kupesic Plavsic MD PhD
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5Contributors- Badreldeen Ahmed md
- Professor
- Fetomaternal Unit
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Women's Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation
- Doha, State of Qatar
- Baston Kirk md
- Assistant Professor of Pathology
- Department of Medical Education
- Paul L Foster School of Medicine
- Texas Tech University at El Paso, Texas, USA
- Bekavac Ivanka md
- Specialist, Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Medical School University of Zagreb
- Sveti Duh Hospital Zagreb, Croatia
- Breyer Branko phd
- Professor of Physics
- Laboratory Breyer
- Zagreb, Croatia
- Gersak Ksenija md phd
- Associate Professor
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- University Clinical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Honemeyer Ulrich MD
- Specialist, Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Welcare Hospital EHL
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Kupesic Plavsic Sanja MD PhD
- Professor
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Department of Medical Education
- Paul L Foster School of Medicine
- Texas Tech University at El Paso, Texas, USA
- Kurjak Asim MD PhD
- Professor
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Medical School University of Zagreb
- Sveti Duh Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
- Patham Bhargavi MD PhD
- Assistant Professor of Pathology
- Department of Medical Education
- Paul L Foster School of Medicine
- Texas Tech University at El Paso
- Texas, USA
- Sparac Vladimir MD PhD
- Specialist, Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Cyto Clinic, Split, Croatia
- Stanojevic Milan MD PhD
- Neonatologist
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Medical School University of Zagreb
- Sveti Duh Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
- Subramanya Sandesh MS PhD
- Instructor
- Department of Biomedical Sciences
- Center of Excellence for Infectious Disease
- Paul L Foster School of Medicine
- Texas Tech University at El Paso
- Texas, USA
- Tikvica Luetic MD
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Medical School University of Zagreb
- Sveti Duh Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
- Zafar Nadah MD
- Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
- Department of Medical Education
- Paul L Foster School of Medicine
- Texas Tech University at El Paso
- Texas, USA
Over the last decade impressive improvements in computer and ultrasound technology have promoted a wide use of ultrasound in clinical practice. With the advent of color and power Doppler ultrasound, and more recently three- (3D) and four-dimensional (4D) ultrasound, research expansion in the field of human reproduction, obstetrics and gynecologic oncology has occurred.
Ultrasound has simplified guided techniques such as oocyte collection and breast biopsy, but has also become an important technique in the assessment of the follicular growth and endometrial development, as well as in evaluation of the uterine and ovarian perfusion. Significant studies have been made in the gynecological application of Doppler sonography and screening for ovarian and uterine malignancy. In obstetrics, Doppler sonography has allowed unprecedented insight in the pathophysiology of human fetal development. In a relatively short period of time, 3D and 4D ultrasound has proved to be a useful clinical tool in almost all sections of gynecology and obstetrics. In this book the authors explain the significance of each of the discussed subjects in an effective way, by integrating important and updated information and illustrative examples.
The contributors of this edition have made significant improvements, included updated information and a few unique illustrations. Each chapter has been reviewed and revised to focus on the clinicians’ needs in ultrasound practice. The educational impact of the book is further enhanced by adding a manual for sonographers and physicians entitled “Clinical Sonographic Pearls” that was created for better organization of important clinical presentation-based information.
With the aid of such a didactic approach it is hoped that the process of becoming capable is performing and interpreting Doppler information and 3D ultrasound images will become more enjoyable and interesting.
Sanja Kupesic Plavsic
9Preface to the First EditionOver the last decade impressive improvements in computer and ultrasound technology have promoted the widest use of ultrasound in clinical practice. With the advent of color and power Doppler ultrasound, and more recently three-dimensional ultrasound, we did phenomenal research expansion in the field of human reproduction, obstetrics and gynecologic oncology.
Ultrasound has simplified guided techniques such as oocyte collection, but has also become an ideal noninvasive technique for the assessment of the follicular growth and endometrial development, as well as for evaluation of the uterine and ovarian perfusion. Significant studies have been made in the gynecological application of Doppler sonography and screening for ovarian and uterine malignancy. In obstetrics, Doppler sonography has allowed unprecedented insight into the pathophysiology of human fetal development.
In a relatively short period of time three-dimensional ultrasound has proved to be useful clinical tool in almost all sections of gynecology and obstetrics.
The contributors in this book has tried to explain the significance of each of the discussed subjects in an effective way, by putting together important and updated information and illustrative examples. With the aid of such a didactic approach it is hoped that the process of becoming capable at performing and interpreting Doppler information and three-dimensional ultrasound images will become more enjoyable and interesting.
Asim Kurjak
Sanja Kupesic