Atlas of diagnostic Ultrasound: UltrasonographyValery Tchacarski, Mar 3, 2015 - 700 pages Medical book on diagnostic Ultrasound covering normal and pathological ultrasound anatomy, Doppler techniques, physics and instrumentation. • The book consists of 20 chapters and contains more than 2000 images including colour Doppler illustrations, numerous schemes and tables. • The first chapter covers the basics of ultrasound physics and instrumentation written in easily understandable language . • The second chapter deals with the principles governing the description of ultrasound images and instructions for working with ultrasound machines, together with the basics of Doppler studies and the use of contrast agents. • Chapter three is intended to help beginners understand the normal ultrasound images in relation to cross sectional anatomy of the abdominal cavity. • The next chapters deal with the pathological findings of various organs and systems of the human body: thorax, abdominal organs, bladder and prostate, superficial organs such as the thyroid, mammary and salivary glands, and scrotum. • A separate chapter has been dedicated to paediatric ultrasound. Every chapter begins with description of the normal anatomy and images followed by an explanation of the technique of examination of each organ. • The book contains many practical suggestions to overcome problems that can interfere with the production of a clear ultrasound image. |
Contents
1 Application of ultrasound in medical
imaging diagnostics | 19 |
2 BASIC PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE IN SONOGRAPHY PRINCIPLES OF DOPPLER CONTRAST AGENTS | 81 |
3 TOPOGRAPHIC
ANATOMY | 108 |
43 DIFFUSE LIVER DISEASES | 132 |
44 FOCAL LIVER LESIONS | 143 |
45 RARE FINDINGS | 171 |
46 LAPAROSCOPIC SONOGRAPHY OF LIVER | 175 |
References | 179 |
126 INTESTINAL ISCHAEMIA | 464 |
127 POTENTIAL PITFALLS | 466 |
References | 469 |
13 THE BLADDER | 473 |
14 THE PROSTATE GLAND | 491 |
15 THE SCROTUM | 505 |
162 LIVER | 541 |
163 THE BILIARY SYSTEM | 548 |
5 DOPPLER STUDY OF THE HEPATIC VASCULAR SYSTEM | 185 |
6 THE BILIARY SYSTEM | 217 |
7 THE PANCREAS | 255 |
8 THE SPLEEN | 283 |
9 THE KIDNEYS | 305 |
10 Renal Doppler Study | 363 |
11 THE ADRENALS | 409 |
122 INTRAPERITONEAL PATHOLOGY | 439 |
123 GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT | 447 |
124 MISCELLANEOUS FINDINGS | 462 |
125 ANTERIOR ABDOMINAL WALL | 463 |
164 Spleen | 551 |
165 THE PANCREAS | 553 |
166 ADRENAL GLANDS | 554 |
167 KIDNEYS AND URINARY TRACT | 557 |
References | 597 |
17 THYROID GLAND | 601 |
18 THE SALIVARY GLANDS | 633 |
19 MAMMARY GLAND | 651 |
20 THORAX | 685 |