Full Description
Brimming with high-quality images and following the popular question-and-answer format of the Secrets Series®, this text is destined to become a classic. The authors masterfully weave the images into the text presentation of the key information needed for ultrasound examination and diagnosis. Perfect for clinical work or as a review for exams.
Covers all of the most important "need-to-know" information in the proven question-and-answer format of the highly acclaimed Secrets Series.®
Provides concise answers that include the author's pearls, tips, memory aids, and "secrets."
Uses bulleted lists, algorithms, and illustrations for quick review.
Features the contributions from a team of international experts in cardiac surgery care.
Presents a vast amount of information in a quick access format.
Includes a thorough, highly detailed index.
Includes clear and concise summaries of controversies in management and treatment
Contents
I. ULTRASOUND PHYSICS
1. Basic Ultrasound Technology
2. Ultrasound Artifacts: Grayscale
3. Ultrasound Artifacts: Doppler
4. Tissue Harmonic Imaging
5. Doppler Imaging
II. OBSTETRICS
6. Nuchal Translucency and Genetic Screening
7. First Trimester Sonography
8. Normal and Abnormal Development
9. Twin Pregnancy
10. Trophoblastic Disease
11. Abortion
12. Cervical Incompetence
13. Second and Third Trimester Complications, Anomalies, and Aneuploidy
14. Ectopic Pregnancy
15. The Postpartum Uterus
16. Retained Products of Conception
17. Hematoma
III. GYNECOLOGY
18. Pelvic Sonography
19. Leiomyoma
20. Adenomyosis
21. Endometrial Carcinoma
22. Benign and Malignant Adnexal Lesions
23. Ovarian Torsion
24. Postmenopausal Evaluation
25. Sonohysterography
IV. GENERAL ABDOMEN
26. Hepatobiliary System
27. Liver
28. Gallbladder
29. Portal Hypertension
30. The Urinary Tract: The Kidney
31. The Urinary Tract: The Bladder
32. Spleen
33. Pancreas
34. Transrectal: Prostate Gland and Rectum
35. Trauma Ultrasound
V. SMALL PARTS SONOGRAPHY
36. Scrotal Sonography
37. Thyroid and Parathyroid
38. Breast Sonography
39. Ultrasound-guided Biopsy
VI. VASCULAR SONOGRAPHY
40. Carotid Arterial Doppler and Vertebral Ultrasound
41. Renal Artery Doppler Ultrasound
42. Mesenteric Circulation Evaluation
43. Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound
44. Venous Doppler of the Extremities
45. Arteriovenous Fistulas
46. Pseudoaneurysms
47. Erectile Dysfunction and Priapism Doppler Evaluation
48. Abdominal Aorta
VII. ORGAN TRANSPLANT EVALUATION
49. Liver
50. Kidney and Bladder
51. Pancreas
VIII. PEDIATRIC SONOGRAPHY
52. Neurosonography
53. The Pediatric Hip
54. The Appendix
55. Intussusception
56. Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis
57. Pediatric Spine
