The history of the formation and development of methods of radiation diagnostics in perinatology

The article is devoted to the historical aspects of the emergence and development of methods of radiology diagnostics in perinatology — a science that studies the perinatal period and is at the junction of two disciplines: obstetrics and pediatrics. The official recognition of perinatal medicine as an independent direction took place in economically developed countries in 1976 (8 years after the first Congress on Perinatology), when the European Scientific Society of Perinatology was created. One of the most important tasks of perinatology is to assess the condition of the fetus and extrafetal structures, which include the placenta, umbilical cord, fetal membranes. As part of the development of perinatology, new areas of medical science have arisen and continue to actively develop, including radiology diagnostics in perinatology. Currently, during pregnancy, from radiology diagnostic methods, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging are safe and informative. The emergence and development of classical X-ray diagnostics is considered separately in the article. Attention is drawn to the current state of the methods of radiology diagnostics when used in perinatology, the order of appointment, indications and contraindications, advantages and disadvantages. The study of the history of the development of radiology imaging in perinatology makes it possible to trace the dynamics of the development of this industry, to analyze the stages of the formation of instrumental research methods during pregnancy. Thanks to the constant development of technology, a large amount of accumulated experience in radiology imaging during pregnancy, the creation of international communities for diagnostics in perinatology and the formation of interdisciplinary approaches for the management of pregnancy, it has become possible to quickly, safely and non-invasively receive information about the condition of a pregnant woman and a fetus.

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