Three-dimensional Ultrasound in Prenatal Diagnosis and Reproductive Medicine

摘要

In this special issue of J Med Ultrasound (September, 2012), recent advances in three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology, especially with a focus on prenatal diagnosis and reproductive medicine, are intensively reviewed and comprehensively discussed. The ovary has been one of the most challenging issues in reproductive medicine for several decades, either in assessment of functional anatomy or evaluation of patho-physiology. Recent advents in 3D ultrasound have contributed substantially to the improvement of ovarian assessment. In this issue, Wu et al [1] present a detailed and thorough review on the clinical use of 3D ultrasound in the evaluation of the human ovary. With the recent advent of modern technology, 3D ultrasound has emerged as an important and noninvasive method in the clinical practice of obstetrics and gynecology for differential diagnosis of ovarian disease.