title: Ultrasonographic assessment of placental abnormalities.
abstract: Current ultrasonographic techniques offer a novel approach for the identification of a wide variety of placental abnormalities usually described postnatally by the pathologist. Placental vascular lesions, placental tumors, and abnormal placentation are potentially associated with perinatal complications and their diagnosis in utero may influence the pregnancy management. An ultrasonographic classification of placental lesions that is based on their location, size, echogenicity, and number is proposed. Repeated ultrasonographic examination, together with biologic investigations, is important for the prenatal differential diagnosis of most these lesions and for full understanding of their pathophysiologic characteristics and significance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of London, England.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jauniaux
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D006828:Hydatidiform Mole / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010920:Placenta / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010929:Placentation; D011247:Pregnancy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014327:Trophoblasts; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging