Textbook of Diagnostic Sonography: 2-Volume Set (8th Edition)

Description

Updated to reflect the newest curriculum standards, Textbook of Diagnostic Sonography, 8th Edition provides you with the pertinent information needed for passing the boards. This highly respected text enhances your understanding of general/abdominal and obstetric/gynecologic sonography, the two primary divisions of sonography, as well as vascular sonography and echocardiography. Each chapter covers patient history; normal anatomy, including cross-sectional anatomy; sonography techniques; pathology; and related laboratory findings. And more than 3,100 images and anatomy drawings guide you in recognizing normal anatomy and abnormal pathology.

Key Features

• Full-color presentation, including color scans of gross pathology photos, where appropriate, enhances your learning expe1rience and the teaching value of the text.
• Pathology tables　give you quick access to clinical findings, laboratory findings, sonography findings, and differential considerations.
• Pedagogy, including chapter objectives and outlines, alerts you to the important information you will learn in each chapter.
• Evolve site includes PowerPoint slides, an image bank, review questions and a workbook answer key for students, and a test bank for faculty to aid in the reinforcement and teaching of sonography skills.
• Sonography Findings, highlighted with icon and special type, call attention to key clinical information.

Table of Contents

1. Volume One
2. Part I: Foundations of Sonography
   1. Foundations of Clinical Sonography
   2. Essentials of Patient Care for the Sonographer
   3. Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Issues in Sonography
   4. Introduction to Anatomical Relationships in the Abdominal-Pelvic Cavity
   5. Comparative Sectional Anatomy of the Abdominal-Pelvic Cavity
   6. Basic Ultrasound:  Scanning Techniques, Terminology & Tips
   7. Artifacts in General Ultrasound Images
3. PART II: Abdomen
   1. Vascular System
   2. Liver
   3. Gallbladder and the Biliary System
   4. Spleen
   5. Pancreas
   6. Gastrointestinal Tract
   7. Peritoneal Cavity and Abdominal Wall
   8. Urinary System
   9. Retroperitoneum
   10. Ultrasound Contrast Agents in the Abdomen
   11. Ultrasound-Guided Interventional Techniques
   12. Emergent Ultrasound Procedures
   13. Sonographic Techniques in the Transplant Patient
4. PART III: Superficial Structures
   1. The Breast
   2. The Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands
   3. The Scrotum
   4. The Musculoskeletal System
5. PART IV: Pediatrics
   1. Neonatal & Pediatric Abdomen
   2. Neonatal and Pediatric Adrenal & Urinary System
   3. Neonatal & Infant Head
   4. Infant & Pediatric Hip
   5. Neonatal & Infant Spine
6. Volume Two
7. PART V: The Thoracic Cavity
   1. Anatomic and Physiologic Relationships within the Thoracic Cavity
   2. Hemodynamics for the Sonographer
   3. Introduction to Echocardiographic Techniques, Terminology & Tips
   4. Clinical Applications of Echocardiography:
   5. Clinical Applications of Echocardiography
   6. Fetal Echocardiography: Beyond the Four Chambers
   7. Fetal Echocardiography: Congenital Heart Disease
8. Part VI: Cerebrovascular
   1. Extracranial Cerebrovascular Evaluation
   2. Intracranial Cerebrovascular Evaluation
   3. Peripheral Arterial Evaluation
   4. Peripheral Venous Evaluation
9. PART VII: Gynecology
   1. Normal Anatomy and Physiology of the Female Pelvis
   2. Sonographic Evaluation of the Female Pelvis
   3. Pathology of the Uterus
   4. Pathology of the Ovaries
   5. Pathology of the Adnexa
   6. The Role of Sonography in Female Infertility
10. PART VIII: Obstetrics
    1. The Role of Sonography in Obstetrics
    2. Clinical Ethics for Obstetric Sonography
    3. The Normal First Trimester
    4. First-Trimester Complications
    5. Sonography of the Second and Third Trimesters
    6. Obstetric Measurements and Gestational Age
    7. Fetal Growth Assessment by Sonography
    8. Sonography and High-Risk Pregnancy
    9. Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Abnormalities
    10. The Placenta
    11. The Umbilical Cord
    12. Amniotic Fluid, Fetal Membranes, and Fetal Hydrops
    13. The Fetal Face and Neck
    14. The Fetal Neural Axis
    15. The Fetal Thorax
    16. The Fetal Anterior Abdominal Wall
    17. The Fetal Abdomen
    18. The Fetal Urogenital System
    19. The Fetal Skeleton

Author Biography

Sandra Hagen-Ansert

Affiliations and Expertise
Cardiology Department, Supervisor, Echo Lab, Scripps Clinic – Torrey Pines, California.