Essentials of Ultrasound

This new book covers the essentials of diagnostic ultrasound in a brief, manageable, and practice-applicable text. Essentials of Ultrasound offers complete coverage of ultrasound in relatively few pages for the busy resident. It also provides a convenient update and clinical review for the practicing radiologist. No other text offers such a comprehensive review of the essentials of ultrasound in a more succinct volume! Includes a thorough chapter on the basics of ultrasound physics. Features tables of differential diagnosis that readers will find helpful when interpreting unexpected findings. Offers complete coverage of ultrasound of all major organ systems, including thyroid/parathyroid, genitouinary system, kidneys, bladder, prostate and testicles, upper abdomen including liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen, and ultrasound of the breast and female pelvis. Covers obstetrical and vascular ultrasound. Suggested readings for more detailed information are given at the end of each chapter.