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Edited by Frank A. Chervenak, Glenn C. Isaacson, and Stuart Campbell. 1801 pp. in two volumes, illustrated. Boston, Little, Brown, 1993. $199. ISBN 0-316-13865-7.

This two-volume textbook provides a comprehensive, up-to-date review of obstetrics and gynecology and of the role of ultrasound in this field. The title is something of a misnomer, since many of the topics covered are unrelated to ultrasound. These include fetal assessment and evaluation by means other than ultrasonography and an extensive discussion of obstetrical and gynecologic management. Unfortunately, the chief weakness of the book is the quality of the ultrasonographic images. Many of the images are outdated, produced by older real-time scanners or even by static scanners. Inexplicably, numerous fairly common entities are illustrated by static images. Furthermore, some . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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