Book description
This highly practical self-teaching guide teaches you how to perform
and evaluate the ultrasound examination of the abdomen with no prior
experience! Key features: - Clear and concise study units for effortless
understanding from the start - Practice-oriented access to each organ
(delineation, details, surroundings) - 3-D drawings for complex anatomic
situations (e. g., the porta hepatis) - Image sequences for enhanced
spatial understanding - Countless practical tips and tricks This is the
sure road to success. After studying this book, you will be able to: -
Immediately recognize all important ultrasound phenomena, in particular,
misleading artifacts - Confidently identify and delineate all upper
abdominal organs, - Locate and evaluate difficult structures at a
glance, - Recognize normal limits - Evaluate the most common pathologic
findings More than 900 high-quality illustrations and step-by-step
instructions guide you through all the fundamentals. As an introduction
to the field or as a refresher, this systematic, hands-on guide is
essential to perfecting your examination techniques for optimal patient
care. "The presentation of this book is very clear and practical.
The key points are highlighted in a few lines presented in small,
colored tables placed in the margin of the first two or three pages of
each chapter. Learning goals, also presented in small tables, are
defined at the beginning of each section. An impressive number of
sonographic images and explanatory drawings are displayed. These
illustrations are of high quality. The clarity and pedagogical value of
the diagrams must be underlined. Another major interest of this book is
the very practical advice that is given concerning both the general
progression of an ultrasound examination and the current technical
problems that may arise, which is particularly useful for the beginners
and often not mentioned in other textbooks on sonography. This practical
self-study guide should be of great value for beginners. It might also
be useful for qualified radiologists and specialists confronted with
abdominal disorders."--Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy_x000D_
_x000D_ "An excellent teaching tool...has the most comprehensive
series of images to date."--ASUM Ultrasound Bulletin Private
Practice, Braunschweig, Germany
