title: The detection and follow-up of fetal diseases: contributions of ultrasound.
abstract: This work illustrates the major contributions of ultrasound to the monitoring of the human fetus and to our understanding of its normal and abnormal development. Examples of in-utero diagnosis of uropathies, ovarian cysts, hemorrhage or biliary sludge with post natal follow-up help to understand the occurrence and disappearance of several "pathological" entities. More experience is needed and improvements should occur in the sonographic detection of intra uterine growth retardation and in uncomplicated genetic anomalies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Cliniques Universitaires de Bruxelles, Hôpital Erasme, ULB.
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Avni
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Donner
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Houben
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rodesch
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Schulman
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D014463:Ultrasonography