Acknowledgments

This endeavor was generously guided and supported by Steven Gabbe, MD, whose well-respected text has an accompanying Website. I personally am grateful to Dean Gabbe for his thoughtful advice and support throughout the duration of this project, from it's inception to completion. In addition to Dr. Gabbe, I would like to dedicate this work to my parents, Lucille and Gene Fleischer, who have always supported my creative endeavors, and my family, Lynn, Braden, Jared, and Amy, for humoring me during this process by turning off lights that I tend to leave on during my late night/early morning vigils.

Many individuals helped and were crucial in achieving a final product. Marsha Loeb and Alyssa Fried, editors for McGraw-Hill Publishers, and Vera Merriweather and Areka Young were so helpful, as well as, John Bobbitt, our departmental audio-visual expert. Rajni Pisharody and the Glyph International staff are thanked for their efforts in turning the manuscript and images into a beautiful final product.

We are grateful to Dr. Alan Kaplan at Methodist Hospital-Houston and Patricia Fernandez, RDMS at Southwest Community Health Center, Houston, for assisting in this book.

Sincere appreciation is extended to my teachers and mentors—particularly Drs. Christine Comstock and Roberto Romero—who continue to guide my journey and contributions in fetal imaging. Of course, a special "thank you" is also reserved for my lovely wife, Pam, for all of her unconditional support along the way.

I'm grateful to Annie and the girls who keep me motivated and grounded, and to residents and fellows past and present who provide all the inspiration.

I'm grateful to my wife, Ginny, my parents, Asdrubal and Zoila, my brothers and sisters, and my grandmother, Angela Galue, who have made it all possible; also to the exceptional and talented professionals and friends with whom I have worked at the Perinatology Research Branch of NICHD/NIH, Wayne State University, Yale University, AIUM, and ISUOG.