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FOGSI Practical Fetal Ultrasound: Detecting Birth Defects (A Case-Based Manual) is a unique case-based video manual that brings together real clinical scenarios to demonstrate the pivotal role of ultrasound in modern obstetric care. Designed for practicing obstetricians, trainees, and fetal medicine specialists, this manual presents challenging high-risk pregnancy situations and illustrates how timely and accurate imaging can guide diagnosis, surveillance, and critical clinical decisions.

Through carefully selected cases, expert commentary, and focused learning objectives, the manual covers key areas including first-trimester risk assessment, recurrent pregnancy loss, placental disorders, fetal growth restriction, hypertensive disorders, diabetes and obesity in pregnancy, multiple gestations, congenital anomalies, Doppler-based fetal surveillance, and emergency obstetric ultrasound. Each case report emphasizes practical interpretation of ultrasound findings and their translation into effective patient management.

This manual aims to help clinicians use ultrasound not merely as a diagnostic tools, but as an essential guide in managing complex and high-risk pregnancies to improve maternal and fetal outcomes.