Diagnostic Ultrasound : A Logical Approach

This title explores the utilization of diagnostic ultrasound in all regions of the body. Offering numerous tables and charts containing practical tips and useful recommendations, this source lists specific pitfalls that may be encountered in each anatomical area within the body and offers methods to distinguish among different sonographic abnormalities

CONTENTS
Physics and bioeffects
Artifacts
Invasive ultrasound principles (biopsy, aspiration, and drainage)
Invasive ultrasound principles (OB/GYN)
Intraoperative ultrasound principles
First trimester ultrasound
Fetal measurements
Placenta and cervix
Umbilical cord and amniotic membranes
Fetal head and brain
Fetal face
Fetal neck and spine
Fetal thorax
Fetal heart
Fetal abdomen and pelvis
Fetal skeleton
Twin pregnancy
Growth disturbances : large-for-date and small-for-date fetuses
Gastrointestinal tract and peritoneal cavity
Ultrasound evaluation of the transplant liver, kidney, and pancreas
Liver
Gallbladder and bile ducts
Retroperitoneum, pancreas, spleen, and lymph nodes
Urinary tract
Prostate
Penis
Scrotum and testes
Female pelvis
Postmenopausal pelvis
Peripheral vascular system
Carotid
Transcranial
Breast
Chest
Thyroid, parathyroid, and other glands
Skeletal and superficial soft tissues
Pediatric head
Ultrasound contrast agents
Three-dimensional ultrasound
Ultrasound-guided percutaneous tissue ablation
Endoscopic ultrasound.