1st Edition
Ultrasound in Assisted Reproduction and Early Pregnancy
This text offers a succinct overview of the essential clinical applications of ultrasound in infertility management. It will be of benefit to established practitioners in reproductive medicine, as it details the aspects of quality, safety, training, and certification that help improve standards of practice. Those in training or with a special interest in fertility issues will also find it essential reading.
Print versions of this book also include access to the eBook version with links to procedural videos.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contributors
1. Ultrasound in Assisted Reproductive Technology: Anatomy and Core Examination Skills
Nazar N. Amso
2. Basic and Technical Aspects of Ultrasound
Neil D. Pugh
3. The Uterus
Jure Knez and Veljko Vlaisavljević
4. The Ovaries and the Adnexa
Kuhan Rajah and Dimitrios Mavrelos
5. Uterine Cavity Assessment (Saline Hysterosonography)
Zdravka Veleva
6. Tubal Patency Assessment (Focusing on Hysterosalpingo-Contrast Sonography)
Zdravka Veleva
7. The Infertile Male
Thoraya Ammar, C. Jason Wilkins, Dean C.Y. Huang, and Paul S. Sidhu
8. Ultrasonographic Monitoring of Follicle Growth in Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation
Arianna D’Angelo
9. Oocyte Pick Up Technique
Costas Panayotidis
10. Embryo Transfer
Julia Kopeika and Yacoub Khalaf
11. Ultrasound Features of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
Arianna D’Angelo, Rudaina Hassan, and Nazar N. Amso
12. Ultrasound-Guided Intervention in Assisted Reproductive Technology
Candice Cheung and Andrew Sizer
13. Implantation and In Utero Growth
Kugajeevan Vigneswaran and Ippokratis Sarris
14. Sonoembryology
Veronika Frisova
15. Assisted Reproductive Technology and Multiple Pregnancy
Rezan A. Kadir and Zdravka Veleva
16. Miscarriage and Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
Rudaina Hassan and Caryl Thomas
17. Ectopic Pregnancy and Pregnancy of Unknown Location
Ghada Salman
18. Quality Aspects of Ultrasound
Ilaria Soave and Roberto Marci
19. Safety Aspects of Ultrasound Scanning
Kelly Tilleman
20. Ultrasound Training in Assisted Reproduction and Early Pregnancy
Martin G. Tolsgaard, Karin Sundberg, and Henriette Svarre Nielsen
21. Training and Certification
Nazar N. Amso, Arianna D’Angelo, and Costas Panayotidis
Index
Biography
Arianna D’Angelo, MD, Associate MRCOG is Consultant in Assisted Reproduction, Wales Fertility Institute, Swansea Bay University Health Board; Senior Clinical Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cardiff University; Consultant Gynaecologist, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
Nazar N Amso, MB ChB, FHEA, FRCOG, PhD (London University) is Emeritus Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology; Former Head of the Academic Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Cardiff University; Honorary Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist, University Hospital of Wales and Consultant Gynaecological Surgeon, Spire Cardiff Hospital, Cardiff
"the use of sonography throughout the entire process of assisted reproduction through early pregnancy. Unique structural elements include subheadings and occasional use of bulleted lists, highlighted summary boxes, and tables"
- Doody's Review Service
