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Essential Applications of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Rheumatology

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  • 1st Edition - July 7, 2010
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  • Authors: Richard J. Wakefield, Maria Antonietta D'Agostino
  • Language: English

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Essential Applications of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Rheumatology, by Richard Wakefield & Maria Antonietta D’Agostino, assists you in most effectively using musculoskeletal ultrasound to diagnose and monitor the progression of rheumatoid arthritis, vasculitis, and other rheumatic and soft tissue disorders. Sponsored by the European League against Rheumatism (EULAR), it is the first reference that attempts to set rigorous guidelines for how and when to use musculoskeletal ultrasound in the evaluation of these cases. At expertconsult.com you can reference the complete contents online, along with an image gallery, supplemental video stills and clips, and clinical cases with companion assessment questions.

Key features

  • Detect rheumatic diseases much earlier using musculoskeletal ultrasound, and monitor their progression more accurately, with reliable, expert guidance from internationally renowned authorities.

  • Visualize the imaging presentation of a full range of rheumatic diseases with a wealth of full-color illustrations.

  • Apply rigorous, consistent guidelines on how and when to use musculoskeletal ultrasound.

  • Access the complete contents online at expertconsult.com, along with an image gallery, supplemental video stills and clips, and clinical cases with companion assessment questions.

Table of contents

1 Physics of ultrasound2 "Pitfalls of Doppler Ultrasound"3 Pitfalls of Gray Scale Artefacts4 Essential considerations when purchasing equipment5 "The Normal Joint"6 Synovitis 7 Erosions8 Tendon disease9 Enthesis10 Cartilage11 Peripheral Nerves12 Muscle13 Rheumatoid Arthritis14 Osteoarthritis15 Spondyloarthropathy16 Crystal-associated Synovitis17 Sonography of Salivary Glands in Patients with Primary Sjogren's Syndrome18A Use of Ulrasonography in the Pediatric Patient18B Normal Ultrasonography and Lower Limb Enthesis in Children 19 Soft tissue rheumatism20 Shoulder21 Ultrasound in Sports Medicine22 "Ultrasound of vasculitis"23 Ultrasound guided injections and biopsy24 Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound25 Training and Education in Rheumatology US : Objectives and challenges26 Training and Education in Rheumatology US: Experiences from around the globe26A Europe26B United States26C Asia26D South America27 Research and Future Developments in Ultrasound and Rheumatology

Review quotes

This is a fantastic book, easy to read and understand, with high-quality

illustrations. For beginners and students of ultrasound use in rheumatology,

this book provides a very good explanation of the use of the machine, the

physics, what to expect in various rheumatologic diseases, and practical

applications in diagnosis, prognosis, and joint injections.

-Doody's Book Review Service 2010

RICHA GUPTA, M.D(University of Kentucky College of Medicine)

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  • Edition: 1
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  • Published: July 15, 2010
  • Language: English

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