Making sense of vascular ultrasound a hands-on guide

• Main Authors: Myers, Kenneth A. (Author), Clough, Amy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London New York, NY Arnold 2004
• Subjects: Ultrasonography; Vascular Diseases > diagnostic imaging; Blood Vessels > physiopathology; Ultrasonography, Interventional > methods
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• Physical Description: xiii, 341 pages illustrations 21 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780340810095; 0340810092

Ultrasound is used to demonstrate and classify numerous vascular diseases including A* cerebrovascular and transcranial A* lower and upper limb arterial A* deep vein thrombosis A* deep and superficial venous reflux A* renal, hepatoportal, mesenteric and penile. Making Sense of Vascular Ultrasound is designed to give users a hands-on, practical approach to the diagnosis of vascular disease. This pocket-sized handbook provides easy to read, concise, point-form text and includes high-resolution ultrasound images and informative line diagrams. Each regional chapter covers A* anatomy A* pathology A* clinical presentations A* differential diagnosis A* treatment A* what the doctor needs to know A* normal findings and criteria for disease as seen by ultrasound A* comprehensive protocols A* ultrasound images to collect for reports The book also provides an overview of the physical principles of ultrasound, the physiology of blood flow, vascular pathology, setting up a vascular ultrasound diagnostic service, and interventional vascular ultrasound procedures