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Abdominal Ultrasound

How, Why and When

  • 3rd Edition - September 20, 2010
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Jane A. Smith (formerly Bates)
  • Language: English

Ultrasound continues to be one of the most important diagnostic tools in medicine and is used by a wide range of healthcare professionals across many applications. This book… Read more

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Description

Ultrasound continues to be one of the most important diagnostic tools in medicine and is used by a wide range of healthcare professionals across many applications. This book provides a practical, clinically relevant guide for all practitioners working in the field of abdominal ultrasound. Its aim is to enable the operator to maximize the diagnostic information and recognize the limitations of ultrasound scans.

Key features

  • Accessible, step-by-step approach
  • Covers the basic related anatomy, technique and ultrasound appearances together with the most common pathological processes
  • Written at a level suitable for both students and practitioners

Readership

Ultrasound practitioners (student and qualified sonographers), trainee radiologists, radiography students

Table of contents

1. Optimizing the diagnostic information

2. The normal hepato-biliary system

3. Pathology of the gallbladder and biliary tree

4. Pathology of the liver and portal venous system

5. The pancreas

6. Ultrasound of the spleen and lymphatic system

7. Ultrasound of the renal tract

8. Ultrasound of the retroperitoneum and gastrointestinal tract

9. Ultrasound of the paediatric abdomen

10. Ultrasound of the acute abdomen

11. Interventional techniques

Review quotes

"I encourage the students within our department to use this excellent text as a source of reference. High quality and good value for money [...] a definite ‘must have’ for any ultrasound department, and for student sonographers."

Ultrasound (The Journal of the British Medical Ultrasound Society), Aug 2011

Product details

  • Edition: 3
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 1, 2010
  • Language: English

About the editor

JS

Jane A. Smith (formerly Bates)

Affiliations and expertise
Cons Practitioner, Ultrasound, Leeds, UK