Breast Ultrasound
How, Why and When
- 1st Edition - November 8, 2007
- Author: Anne-Marie Dixon
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 0 0 7 6 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 3 2 9 1 - 2
This book is a detailed, accessible and comprehensive reference manual reflecting current guidance & citing recent peer-reviewed evidence. It is written by and for radiograph… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThis book is a detailed, accessible and comprehensive reference manual reflecting current guidance & citing recent peer-reviewed evidence. It is written by and for radiographers. Through text and diagrams the fundamental skills and techniques for acquisition of high quality diagnostic images are explained and demonstrated; high quality ultrasound images throughout underpin instruction on accurate image interpretation and diagnosis. Inclusion of unusual and rare appearances allow the reader to avoid common pitfalls and resolve diagnostic dilemmas.
- Step-by-step guide to performing, interpreting and reporting breast ultrasound examinations
- Extensive coverage of underlying principles and practice of breast ultrasound
- Holistic chapter on ultrasound of the male breast
- Experienced editor and contributing team with current experience in clinical practice and educational delivery
- Application specific physics and equipment chapters
General undergraduate radiographers, essential reading for specialist breast ultrasound post-graduate students and will appeal to practicing medical and non-medical breast imaging professionals. The book will also be of interest to a secondary market of the wider multi-disciplinary breast care team incorporating clinical nurse specialists, surgical registrars & consultants, pathologists and oncologists.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- List of contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- List of abbreviations
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Breast cancer, diagnosis and imaging: a historical perspective
- Chapter 3: Principles of diagnostic medical ultrasound
- Chapter 4: Equipment for breast ultrasound
- Chapter 5: Breast anatomy and normal ultrasound appearances
- Chapter 6: Ultrasound examination technique
- Chapter 7: Ultrasound image interpretation, recording and reporting
- Chapter 8: Benign breast disease
- Chapter 9: Malignant breast disease
- Chapter 10: Ultrasound of the augmented breast
- Chapter 11: Breast disease in the male patient
- Chapter 12: Ultrasound-guided interventional techniques
- Chapter 13: Additional diagnostic imaging techniques
- Chapter 14: Breast imaging service provision, education and training
- Glossary
- Index
- No. of pages: 288
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 8, 2007
- Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443100765
- eBook ISBN: 9780702032912
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Anne-Marie Dixon
Affiliations and expertise
Lecturer, Division of Radiography, University of Bradford