This interdisciplinary workbook will help students, interns, and physicians gain a fundamental grasp of color duplex ultrasound scanning. This new edition is updated with information on hepatic lesions, inflammatory bowel disease, and evaluation of the renal vasculature.
The book reviews normal findings, important pathologic conditions, scanning techniques, and the relative importance of color duplex scanning under a variety of headings:
Basic physical and technical principles
Innovative techniques and ultrasound contrast agents (e.g., power Doppler, SieScape imaging, second-harmonic and tissue-harmonic imaging)
Vascular surgery: peripheral arterial occlusive disease, venous insufficiency and thrombosis, AV fistulae, and aneurysms
Endocrinology: thyroid gland
Internal medicine: abdominal organs, lymph nodes, TIPSS
Nephrology: kidneys and renal allografts
Neurology: intra- and extracranial cerebral arteries
Cardiology: B- and M-mode imaging, cardiac anomalies, wall motion analysis
Urology: testicular torsion, tumors, erectile dysfunction
Obstetrics and gynecology: tumors, anomalies, fetal perfusion defects