KEY TERMS Print Section Listen Key Terms FGR: fetal growth restriction. Rhizomelia: preferential shortening of the proximal segment of the limb. Mesomelia: preferential shortening of the intermediate segment of the…
PART 1: CHORIONIC VILLUS SAMPLING Print Section Listen Ronald J. Wapner, Eugene C. Toy Key Terms Chorionic villus sampling (CVS): an invasive procedure performed for first-trimester prenatal diagnosis. CVS is…
KEY TERMS Print Section Listen Key Terms Elastography: a noninvasive technique for characterization of masses based on measurement of tissue stiffness. Fibroadenoma: a benign fibroepithelial tumor containing both epithelial and…
KEY TERMS Print Section Listen Key Terms Sonohysterography: sonographic imaging of the uterus aided by real-time transcervical infusion of contrast media. Sonohysterosalpingography: sonographic imaging of the fallopian tubes and determination…
KEY TERMS Print Section Listen Key Terms Microbubble contrast: gas filled microscopic (less than 5 microns) bubbles used to enhance sonographic depiction of vascular networks. Wash-in time: time from initial…
KEY TERMS Print Section Listen Key Terms Screening test: usually non-invasive tests that are designed to identify people with an increased risk for a certain condition before they realize they…
KEY TERMS Print Section Listen Key Terms Simple ovarian cyst: ovarian cyst that is anechoic, thin, and smooth walled, without septa or wall irregularities. Complex ovarian cyst: any ovarian cyst…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Because of its accessibility, the importance of its pathology, and the rapid availability of pathological confirmation, the breast has long served as a kind of test…
KEY TERMS Print Section Listen Key Terms Aneuploidy: the state of having a chromosome number that is not a multiple of the haploid number. Combined first trimester screening: computation of…
PART 1: CHORIONIC VILLUS SAMPLING Print Section Listen Ronald J. Wapner, Eugene C. Toy Key Terms Chorionic villus sampling (CVS): an invasive procedure performed for first-trimester prenatal diagnosis. CVS is…
