This Atlas represents almost 50 years of study of embryos, fetuses, and perinatally
dead infants. It includes more than 200 ultrasound images essential to
modern diagnosis and important in the correlation with pathologic examination
and for genetic counseling. In the past, products of conception frequently
have been discarded or given only a cursory pathologic examination; however,
in recent years it has become important to carefully examine these specimens
and study embryonic tissue to accurately determine the nature and cause of
prenatal death.
TheAtlas includesmore than 2000 illustrations in color,with abrief text of essential
concepts and comments. Generous use of tables is made to replace more
extensive text and important references are given at the end of each chapter.
A catalog of genetic syndromes with updated references is available through
OnLine Mendelian Inheritance in Man OMIM (http://www3.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
omim/). In general, OMIM does not provide specific testing sites but often
discusses the potential for molecular testing and gives references that can be
used to contact experts in the field.
It is our hope that this volume will be a useful reference for obstetricians engaged
in fetal–maternal and reproductive medicine, geneticists, pediatricians –
neonatologists, in particular, and pathologists who have an interest in pediatric
and genetic pathology.