Obstetric Ultrasound: The Most Patient-Friendly Technique to Detect Fetal Abnormalities and Obstetric Complications

Dear Colleagues,

Since its introduction in the late 1950s, ultrasound contributes immensely to obstetrical practice and its application is increasingly widespread worldwide, mainly thanks to its noninvasive nature.

Starting from the B mode, real-time and gray-scale, Doppler and sophisticated color Doppler versions then arriving at three dimensional/four-dimensional ultrasound and all the other novel methods, such as Fetal HQ Technology, the increasingly optimal resolution of ultrasound results in an improvement in the quality of prenatal diagnosis of fetal abnormalities and other pregnancy complications.

Based on this background, this Special Issue aims to present papers focusing on ultrasound prenatal diagnoses of fetal abnormalities, especially those related to twin pregnancies and pregnancy infections such as cytomegalovirus and toxoplasmosis, or the more recent SARS-CoV-2 infection. Other potential topics include ultrasound detection of intra partum and postpartum complications.

Prof. Dr. Antonella Vimercati
Guest Editor

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