title: Obesity and the challenges of ultrasound fetal abnormality diagnosis.
abstract: Prenatal ultrasound has become an essential clinical tool for aneuploidy screening, detection of fetal congenital anomalies, and assessment of fetal growth and well-being. Maternal obesity, an increasing global problem, has been shown to decrease the accuracy of ultrasound examination in high-risk pregnancy. The purpose of this review is to provide an evidenced-based perspective on the challenges of performing fetal ultrasound in obese women and to provide a practical guide on how to care for these patients in the ultrasound suite.
authors.affiliation: John A Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, 1319 Punahou Street, Suite 824, Honolulu, HI 96826, USA. Electronic address: paijong@hawaii.edu.
authors.forename: Pai-Jong Stacy
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.affiliation: John A Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, 1319 Punahou Street, Suite 824, Honolulu, HI 96826, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loichinger
authors.affiliation: John A Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, 1319 Punahou Street, Suite 824, Honolulu, HI 96826, USA.
authors.forename: Ivica
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zalud
mesh_terms: D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal
keywords: fetal anomalies; obesity; obstetric ultrasound