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Placenta and Fetal Surroundings

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Perinatal Imaging

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology ((Med Radiol Diagn Imaging))

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Abstract

The investigation of the placenta should be routinely performed during obstetrical sonograms. Often forgotten, this organ provides essential information, especially in patients presenting with bleeding or with fetal growth anomalies. The placenta is vital for fetal survival: the transfer site for oxygen, carbon dioxide and nutrition, it also synthesizes hormones and prostaglandins. The placenta remains mysterious regarding its vascularization, synthesis and functions. There is a growing interest in research concerning these unknowns. In this chapter, we will principally define a practical approach to anomalies of the placenta and umbilical cord.

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  1. Department of Medical Imaging, Sainte-Justine Hospital, 3175 Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, Québec, H3T 1C5, Canada

    Josée Dubois MD, Laurent Garel MD & Andrée Grignon MD

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  1. Service d’imagerie pédiatrique, Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Avenue J. J. Crocq 15, 1020, Bruxelles, Belgium

    Fred E. Avni MD, PhD (Professor) (Professor)

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Dubois, J., Garel, L., Grignon, A. (2002). Placenta and Fetal Surroundings. In: Avni, F.E. (eds) Perinatal Imaging. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56402-4_3

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