Abdominal Sonography

Illustrated with more than 700 high-quality images, including 41 color Doppler scans, this text provides a precise, well-organized description and view of the normal structures and abnormalities encountered in clinical abdominal sonography. The book is an invaluable learning aid for student sonographers, radiology residents, and medical students and an excellent practical reference for sonographers, radiologists, and clinicians in hospital, clinic, and office settings.For each abdominal organ or structure, the text covers scanning techniques; normal anatomy and variants; pathology; and pitfalls, artifacts, and practical tips. Different ultrasound manifestations of the same disease process are included where appropriate, and the clinical significance of ultrasound findings is clearly explained. A chapter on ultrasound-guided invasive procedures is also included.