Illustrated Guide to Fetal Brain Imaging

Description

The human body's central nervous system is perhaps the most complex and complicated organ or system. Sometimes, minor structural anomalies might reveal severe functional inadequacies. On the other hand, it would seem that sometimes severe anatomical flaws do not appear to be connected to noticeably aberrant function. Therefore, the study and comprehension of the normal and dysfunctional prenatal and neonatal central nervous systems are of utmost importance. One of the typical locations of anatomical deformity in the fetus with chromosomal abnormalities is the central nervous system. Modern imaging tools make it possible to find defects in the prenatal and newborn brains. This book was developed for perinatal geneticists, perinatal doctors, radiologists, and imaging experts including sonographers, obstetricians, and radiologists who work with fetuses and newborns daily. These professionals either do their own prenatal and neonatal brain imaging or actively manage pregnancies involving structural abnormalities or central nervous system defects.