Clinical sonography: A practical guide

You'll want to keep this practical guide to ultrasound imaging right next to your sonograph machine -- it's the most relied-upon book in the field! Its clear, concise style and consistent organization make it a practical source of reference. Loaded with tips to improve scanning techniques, the text provides solutions to use when conventional views are inadequate. Designed to be user-friendly, each chapter of the text features: sonogram abbreviations and key words; clinical problems or sample cases to highlight diagnostic clues; clinical report writing recommendations; review of anatomy; and problems and pitfalls. Coverage of current topics includes infertility, the prostate, fetal echocardiography, infant spine, and fetal well-being assessment. An abundance of line drawings help to orient the reader to the location of the scan section. New in the Third Edition: Color flow Doppler; New chapters on transcranial vascular problems, ultrasound guided procedures, peripheral arterial color duplex sonography, and rectal wall mass; Expanded sections in infertility, pelvic mass, vaginal bleeding, pelvic pain, fetal anomalies, penis, and breast chapters; More than 200 new figures demonstrating sonographic imaging techniques and results.