Ultrasound and Fetal Growth (Progress in Obstetric and Gynecological Sonography)
Contributors: Jose M. Carrera (Editor); G.P. Mandruzza (Editor); Kazuo Maeda (Editor)
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: January 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 130
ISBN-13: 9781850706182
Subjects: Materno-fetal medicine; Ultrasonics; Ultrasonics in obstetrics; Gynecology & Obstetrics; Obstetrical Imaging; Medical / Nursing; Perinatology & Neonatology; Medical; Diagnostic Imaging; Medical / Perinatology & Neonatology; ultrasonography; Fetal Growth Retardation; Fetus; Growth
First sentence: 'Growth' is usually defined as the process whereby the body mass of a living being increases in size as a result of the increase in number (hyperplasia) and size (hypertrophy) of its cells and intracellular matrix.