Prenatal Diagnosis of Orofacial Malformations

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Tonni, Gabriele (Editor), Sepulveda, Waldo (Editor), Wong, Amy E. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Obstetrics.; Radiology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Obstetrics/Perinatology.; Ultrasound.

This book describes how different diagnostic techniques may facilitate the prenatal identification of orofacial malformations. The role of standard two-dimensional ultrasound is documented and explained, but detailed attention is also paid to the use of three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound, including t...

Table of Contents:

• 1. The Genetics of Facial Cleft
• 2. Evaluation of the Fetal Face in the First Trimester
• 3. The role of 2D/3D/4D Ultrasound in the Prenatal Assessment of Cleft Lip and Palate
• 4. 2D/3D/4D Ultrasound of the Fetal Face in Genetic Syndromes
• 5. Prenatal Diagnosis of Head and Neck Tumors
• 6. Micrognathia
• 7. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in the Evaluation of the Fetal Face
• 8. The Fetal Brain in Fetuses with Orofacial Abnormalities
• 9. Development and Autospy Assessment of the head and Face
• 10. Postnatal Management of Cleft Lip and Palate
• 11. Cases.