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Introduction to Abdominal Ultrasonography

Introduction to Abdominal Ultrasonography


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This book is designed specifically for beginners in Ultra- sound diagnosis. The clinical chapters begin with a detailed anatomical description of the organ or system. The numerous high-quality ultrasonograms are accompanied byschematic drawings and body marks for orientation and better under- standing. The book also includes short chapters on basic physics,equipment, scanning technique and a question and answer section at the end.

Table of Contents:
1 Principles of Ultrasound.- What is Ultrasound?.- Production of Ultrasound.- Properties of Ultrasound.- Resolution.- Production of Ultrasonographic Images.- Pulse-Echo Method.- What Is Real Time?.- Ultrasonographic Equipment.- Mechanical Sector Scanner.- Adjusting the Scanner.- Techniques.- Artifacts.- Causes of Unsharp Ultrasonographic Images.- 2 Scanning Techniques and Anatomy.- Scanning Methods.- Orientation of Ultrasonographic Images.- Patient Preparation.- Examination Methods.- Routine Examination of the Upper Abdomen.- Sectional Anatomy.- Normal Ultrasonogram of the Upper Abdomen.- 3 Liver.- Anatomy of the Liver.- Scanning Techniques and Intrahepatic Vessels.- Ultrasonographic Appearance of Normal Vascular Anatomy of the Liver.- Hepatic Tumors.- Ultrasonographic "Blind Spots" of the Liver.- Hepatic Cysts.- Hepatic Abscess.- Ultrasonographic Findings Which Suggest Hepatic Dysfunction.- Acute Hepatitis.- Chronic Hepatitis.- Can Liver Size Be Measured by Ultrasonography?.- Cirrhosis of the Liver.- Fatty Infiltration of the Liver.- Intrahepatic Biliary Dilatation.- Intrahepatic Biliary Stones.- Biliary Emphysema.- Intrahepatic Calcification.- Schistosomiasis Japonica.- Liver Congestion.- 4 Gallbladder and Bile Ducts.- Anatomy of the Intrahepatic Bile Ducts.- Anatomy of the Extrahepatic Bile Duct.- Anatomy of the Gallbladder.- Ultrasonographic Appearance of a Normal Gallbladder.- Comet-Like Echo.- Pitfalls in the Ultrasonographic Examination of the Gallbladder.- Ultrasonographic Appearance of a Normal Extrahepatic Bile Duct.- Cholelithiasis.- Acute Cholecystitis.- Cancer of the Gallbladder.- Cholesterol Polyp.- Bile Sludge.- Adenomyomatosis.- Cirrhosis of the Liver and Thickening of the Gallbladder Wall.- Folded Gallbladder.- Choledocholithiasis.- Compression of the Common Bile Duct.- Stenosis of the Common Bile Duct.- Cancer of the Common Bile Duct.- Choledochal Cyst.- 5 Pancreas.- Anatomy of the Pancreas.- Ultrasonographic Appearance of a Normal Pancreas.- Pancreatic Cancer.- Pancreatic Cystadenoma.- Acute Pancreatitis.- Chronic Pancreatitis.- Pancreatolithiasis.- Pancreatic Pseudocyst.- 6 Spleen.- Anatomy of the Spleen.- Scanning Techniques.- Ultrasonographic Appearance of a Normal Spleen.- Splenomegaly.- Accessory Spleen.- Solid Tumors of the Spleen.- Cystic Tumors of the Spleen.- 7 Kidney.- Renal Anatomy.- Scanning Techniques.- Ultrasonographic Appearance of a Normal Kidney.- Ultrasonographic Appearance of Normal Pararenal Areas.- Renal Cysts.- Hydronephrosis.- Nephrolithiasis.- Renal Cancer.- Renal Hamartoma.- Chronic Renal Failure.- Complications of Renal Transplantation.- Perirenal Hematoma.- Perirenal Pseudocyst.- Horseshoe Kidney.- Duplex Renal Pelvis and Double Ureters.- Complete Duplication of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter, with Associated Ureterocele.- 8 Adrenal Glands.- Anatomy of the Adrenal Glands.- Scanning Techniques.- Ultrasonographic Appearance of a Normal Adrenal Gland.- Metastatic Tumor of the Adrenal Gland.- Pheochromocytoma.- 9 Retroperitoneum.- Anatomy of the Retroperitoneum.- Ultrasonographic Appearance of Normal Blood Vessels in the Upper Abdomen.- Left Inferior Vena Cava.- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.- Lymph Node Enlargement.- Peritoneal Carcinomatosis.- 10 Miscellaneous.- Gastrointestinal Tract.- Abdominal Wall and Peritoneum.- Ascites.- Pleural Effusion.- 11 Glossary.- 12 Exercises.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9783540518891
  • Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
  • Publisher Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
  • Height: 280 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 216 mm
  • ISBN-10: 3540518894
  • Publisher Date: 30 Apr 1991
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 715 gr


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