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Sonography Scanning

Principles and Protocols

  • 5th Edition - October 14, 2020
  • Latest edition
  • Author: M. Robert deJong
  • Language: English

Commonly referred to as the "sonography bible" by many of its past and current users, Betty Tempkin’s Sonography Scanning, 4th Edition is the go-to guide for producing diagnostic s… Read more

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Commonly referred to as the "sonography bible" by many of its past and current users, Betty Tempkin’s Sonography Scanning, 4th Edition is the go-to guide for producing diagnostic sonograms for physicians. Featuring an updated two-color design, this new edition covers the latest ultrasound scanning principles along with step-by-step instructions for scanning and documenting images. The text also incorporates clinical skills, professionalism, image labeling, image techniques, case presentations, handling of ultrasound equipment, and the universal method for scanning and documenting pathologies. The scanning protocols follow AIUM guidelines and provide information on patient prep, transducers, breathing techniques, comprehensive surveys, and required images. Also included are the location of specific vessels or organs, anatomy and physiology, sonographic appearance, and normal variations.

Key features

  • Scanning principles and step-by-step instructions on how to scan and document images helps students improve the quality of sonographic studies and establish standardization and image documentation for physician diagnostic interpretation
  • Sonographic ergonomics and proper use of equipment helps students avoid occupational injuries
  • Scanning protocol for pathology provides the criteria for evaluating and documenting abnormal sonographic findings, describing those findings within legal parameters, and relating those findings to the interpreting physician
  • Key words and objectives at the beginning of every chapter notify students of the pertinent information in the following chapter

Table of contents

Part I

1. Clinical Principles

2. Scanning Planes and Scanning Methods

Part II

3. Scanning Protocol for Abnormal Findings

Part III

4. Abdominal Aorta Scanning Protocol

5. Inferior Vena Cava Scanning Protocol

6. Liver Scanning Protocol

7. Gallbladder and Biliary Tract Scanning Protocol

8. Pancreas Scanning Protocol

9. Renal Scanning Protocol

10. Spleen Scanning Protocol

11. Image Protocol for Full and Limited Studies of the Abdomen

Part IV

12. Female Pelvis Scanning Protocol

13. Transvaginal Sonography

14. Obstetrics Scanning Protocol for First, Second, and Third Trimesters

15. Male Pelvis Scanning Protocol for the Prostate Gland, Scrotum, and Penis

Part V

16. Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands Scanning Protocol

17. Breast Scanning Protocol

18. Neonatal Brain Scanning Protocol

19. Musculoskeletal Scanning Protocol

Part VI

20. Abdominal Doppler and Color Flow

21. Cerebrovascular Duplex Scanning Protocol

22. Peripheral Arterial and Venous Duplex Scanning Protocols

Appendices
A. Guidelines for Performance of the Abdominal and Retroperitoneal Ultrasound Examination
B. Guidelines for Performance of the Scrotal Ultrasound Examination
C. Guidelines for Performance of the Antepartum Obstetrical Ultrasound Examination
D. Guidelines for Performance of the Ultrasound Examination of the Female Pelvis
E. Guidelines for Performance of the Ultrasound Examination of the Prostate (and Surrounding Structures)

Product details

  • Edition: 5
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 19, 2020
  • Language: English

About the author

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M. Robert deJong

M. Robert deJong is the Radiology Technical Manager - Ultrasound, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
Affiliations and expertise
Radiology Technical Manager - Ultrasound, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA