What should Medical Students Know and Understand about Fetal Ultrasonography of the Nervous System?
Richard D Brower
Keywords :
Prenatal ultrasonography,diagnostic imaging,nervous system,fetal development,undergraduate medical education,curriculum
Citation Information :
Brower RD. What should Medical Students Know and Understand about Fetal Ultrasonography of the Nervous System?. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2009; 3 (4):53-57.
Evaluation of the developing nervous system is a standard and relatively sensitive component of routine fetal ultrasonography. Medical school learning objectives should direct students to consolidate core concepts related to normal and abnormal fetal nervous system development through critical observation of this commonly performed clinical procedure.
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