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-datereview of obstetrics and gynecology and of the role of ultrasoundin this field. The title is something of a misnomer, since manyof the topics covered are unrelated to ultrasound. These includefetal assessment and evaluation by means other than ultrasonographyand an extensive discussion of obstetrical and gynecologic management.Unfortunately, the chief weakness of the book is the qualityof 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 Many of the images are outdated,produced by older real-time scanners or even by static scanners.Inexplicably, numerous fairly common entities are illustratedby static images. Furthermore, some . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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