TEACHING MANUAL OF COLOR DUPLEX SONOGRAPHY

This interdisciplinary workbook will help students, interns, and physicians gain a fundamental grasp of color duplex ultrasound scanning. This new edition is updated with information on hepatic lesions, inflammatory bowel disease, and evaluation of the renal vasculature. The book reviews normal findings, important pathologic conditions, scanning techniques, and the relative importance of color duplex scanning under a variety of headings: - Basic physical and technical principles - Innovative techniques and ultrasound contrast agents (e.g., power Doppler, SieScape imaging, second-harmonic and tissue-harmonic imaging) - Vascular surgery: peripheral arterial occlusive disease, venous insufficiency and thrombosis, AV fistulae, and aneurysms - Endocrinology: thyroid gland - Internal medicine: abdominal organs, lymph nodes, TIPSS - Nephrology: kidneys and renal allografts - Neurology: intra- and extracranial cerebral arteries - Cardiology: B- and M-mode imaging, cardiac anomalies, wall motion analysis - Urology: testicular torsion, tumors, erectile dysfunction - Obstetrics and gynecology: tumors, anomalies, fetal perfusion defects