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For the new English edition, this highly popular book has been thoroughly revised and updated to include the enormous progress seen recently in the field of ultrasonography. After an extensive technical introduction the book covers the sonoanatomy and ultrasonic symptomatology of the diseases of the digestive system and the abdominal vessels. New chapters deal with portal hypertension, the intestine, including appendicitis, endoscopic ultrasonography of carcinomas and abdominal abnormalities arising from AIDS. In such a fast-moving medical field, this detailed, extensively illustrated book will help both the experienced clinician and those in training to consolidate their knowledge of ultrasound in daily practice.

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Author:   Francis S. Weill ,  M. Lafortune ,  Y. Menu ,  G.R. Schmutz
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   4th ed. 1996. Softcover reprint of the original 4th ed. 1996
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.813kg
ISBN:  

9783642646690

ISBN 10:   3642646697
Pages:   743
Publication Date:   26 September 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1 General Principles.- 1. Principles of Ultrasonography and Types of Ultrasound Imaging.- 2. Types of Tissue Echo Pattern and Artifacts.- 3. Examination Methods and Positioning.- 4. An Anatomic Guide in the Examination of the Upper Abdomen: Echoangiography.- 2 The Liver.- 5. Examination Techniques.- 6. Sonoanatomy of the Liver.- 7. Hepatomegaly and Diffuse Liver Diseases.- 8. Metastases.- 9. Primary Tumors of the Liver and Ultrasonographic Follow-up of Liver Transplantation.- 10. Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension.- 11. Abscesses, Cysts, and Parasitoses.- 12. Differential Diagnosis.- 13. The Postoperative Liver.- 14. Juxtahepatic Liquid Collections and Ascites; Sonoanatomy of the Peritoneum.- 3 The Bile Ducts.- 15. The Bile Ducts: Examination Techniques and Sonoanatomy.- 16. Biliary Lithiasis and Cholecystitis.- 17. Rare Abnormalities of the Bile Ducts, Congenital Anomalies, and Tumors.- 4 The Pancreas and Retroperitoneal Space.- 18. Examination of the Pancreas: Techniques.- 19. Sonoanatomy of the Pancreas.- 20. Acute Pancreatitis.- 21. Fluid Collections of Pancreatic Origin and Pseudocysts.- 22. Chronic Pancreatitis.- 23. Pancreatic Tumors and Overview of Pancreatic Disease.- 5 Humps, Lumps, and Sumps: Digestive Tract, Retroperitoneal Masses, Jaundice, and Perendoscopic Ultrasound.- 24. The Digestive Tract.- 25. Other Nonpancreatic Masses, Mainly Retroperitoneal.- 26. Jaundice.- 27. Perendoscopic Ultrasound (PERUS).- 6 Spleen, Acute Abdomen, and AIDS.- 28. The Spleen.- 29. The Acute Abdomen — Abscesses, Hematomas, and Postoperative Collections.- 30. Abdominal Ultrasound in AIDS Patients.- 31. Some Practical Advice, or, Howto Do Better than We Did.

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Should your x-ray or ultrasound department not have a copy of this text, I would recommend that you go and buy one. If you have room on your bookshelf it may be wise to buy two. RAD Magazine

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