Günter Schmidt 
Thieme Clinical Companions: Ultrasound [PDF ebook] 

<p><fontcolor=’red’><strong><em>A handy, portable guide to managing problems in the everyday setting</em></strong></font></p><p>This compact book provides radiologists, ultrasonographers, residents, and trainees with a handy, portable guide to managing problems in the everyday setting. The first section of the book provides a thorough review of basic physical and technical principles and examination techniques. In the second section of the book, the author helps the clinician answer such questions as: </p><ul><li>What differential diagnoses should be considered for specific signs and symptoms? <li> When can ultrasound advance the diagnosis? <li> What are the typical sonographic signs that suggest a diagnosis? </li></ul><p>The book describes systematic approaches to the ultrasound examination of specific organs and organ systems, postoperative ultrasound, with emphasis on scanning protocols, normal findings, and possible abnormal findings and their significance. Color-coded sections aid rapid reference to topics of interest.</p>

Tabella dei contenuti

<p><strong><em>Gray Part: Basic Principles</em></strong><br><strong>1 Basic Physical and Technical Principles</strong><br>1.1 Physics of Ultrasound<br>1.2 Ultrasound Techniques<br>1.3 Color Duplex Sonography<br>1.4 Imaging Artifacts<br><strong>2 The Ultrasound Examination</strong><br>2.1 Abdominal Ultrasound<br>2.2 Ultrasound Imaging of Joints (Arthrosonography)<br><strong>3 Ultrasound Documentation and Reporting</strong><br>3.1 Requirements for Documentation<br>3.2 Guideline-Oriented Documentation<br>3.3 Sonographic Nomenclature<br><strong>4 Function Studies</strong><br>4.1 Basic Principles<br>4.2 Sonographic Measurements<br><strong>5 Interventional Ultrasound</strong><br>5.1 Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy (FNAB)<br>5.2 Therapeutic Aspiration and Drainage<br><strong><em>Green Part: Ultrasound Investigation of Specific Signs and Symptoms</em></strong><br><strong>6 Principal Signs and Symptoms</strong><br>6.1 Upper Abdominal Pain<br>6.2 Lower Abdominal Pain<br>6.3 Diffuse Abdominal Pain<br>6.4 Diarrhea and Constipation<br>6.5 Unexplained Fever<br>6.6 Palpable Masses<br>6.7 Enlarged Lymph Nodes<br>6.8 Edema<br>6.9 Renal Insufficiency and Acute Renal Failure<br>6.10 Jaundice<br>6.11 Hepatosplenomegaly<br>6.12 Ascites<br>6.13 Joint Pain and Swelling<br>6.14 Goiter, Hyper- and Hypothyroidism<br><strong><em>Blue Part: Ultrasonography of Specific Organs and Organ Systems, Postoperative Ultrasound, and the Search for Occult Tumors</em></strong><br><strong>7 Arteries and Veins</strong><br>7.1 Examination<br>7.2 Aorta and Arteries<br>7.3 Vena Cava and Peripheral Veins<br><strong>8 Cervical Vessels</strong><br>8.1 Examination<br>8.2 Abnormal Findings<br><strong>9 Liver</strong><br>9.1 Examination<br>9.2 Diffuse Changes<br>9.3 Circumscribed Changes<br>9.4 Changes in the Portal Venous System<br><strong>10 Kidney and Adrenal Gland</strong><br>10.1 Examination<br>10.2 Diffuse Renal Changes<br>10.3 Circumscribed Changes in the Renal Parenchyma<br>10.4 Circumscribed Changes in the Renal Pelvis and Renal Sinus<br>10.5 Evaluation and Further Testing<br>10.6 Perirenal Masses and Adrenal Tumors<br><strong>11 Pancreas</strong><br>11.1 Examination<br>11.2 Diffuse Changes<br>11.3 Circumscribed Changes<br><strong>12 Spleen</strong><br>12.1 Examination<br>12.2 Sonographic Findings<br><strong>13 Bile Ducts</strong><br>13.1 Examination<br>13.2 Intrahepatic Ductal Changes<br>13.3 Extrahepatic Ductal Changes<br>13.4 Evaluation and Further Testing<br><strong>14 Gallbladder</strong><br>14.1 Examination<br>14.2 Changes in Size, Shape, and Location<br>14.3 Wall Changes<br>14.4 Intraluminal Changes<br>14.5 Evaluation and Further Testing<br><strong>15 Gastrointestinal Tract</strong><br>15.1 Examination<br>15.2 Stomach<br>15.3 Small Intestine<br>15.4 Large Intestine<br><strong>16 Urogenital Tract</strong><br>16.1 Examination<br>16.2 Renal Pelvis, Ureter, and Bladder<br>16.3 Male Genital Tract<br>16.4 Female Genital Tract<br><strong>17 Thorax</strong><br>17.1 Examination<br>17.2 Chest Wall<br>17.3 Pleura<br>17.4 Lung Parenchyma<br><strong>18 Thyroid Gland</strong><br>18.1 Examination<br>18.2 Diffuse Changes<br>18.3 Circumscribed Changes<br><strong>19 Major Salivary Glands</strong><br>19.1 Examination<br>19.2 Abnormal Findings<br><strong>20 Postoperative Ultrasound</strong><br>20.1 Normal Postoperative Changes<br>20.2 Postoperative Complications<br><strong>21 Search for Occult Tumors</strong><br>21.1 Principal Signs and Symptoms<br>21.2 Sonographic Criteria for Malignancy<br>21.3 Evaluation and Further Testing</p>

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