Full Description
Pleural effusions, left and right heart dysfunction, mediastinal nodal pathology, and pulmonary embolism are just a few of the many thoracic diseases which can be diagnosed with the help of ultrasound techniques! Chest sonography has become an established procedure in the stepwise imaging diagnosis of pulmonary, cardiac, and pleural disease. It is the method of choice for many diseases and allows the investigator to make an unequivocal diagnosis without exposing the patient to costly and stressful procedures. This book, volume 37 in the well-known Progress in Respiratory Research series, presents the state of the art in clinical chest ultrasonography. As implied by its title, it covers all aspects of ultrasound involving the chest, at the same time differentiating between routine and emergency procedures. Basic elements such as indications, investigational techniques and imaging artifacts are detailed in separate chapters. The large number of excellent illustrations and the compact text provide concise and easy-to-assimilate information about the diagnostic procedure. Apart from the printed still pictures, the book comes with a complimentary online repository containing a variety of key videos. Each chapter presents an autonomous concise overview of indications, methods, diagnoses and pitfalls and can be used as a systematic review. It is written by leading experts as a guide by clinicians for clinicians and is a must for physicians, pulmonologists, intensivists, as well as all doctors with an interest in chest medicine.
Contents
Foreword; Preface; The Basics; Physics of Diagnostic Ultrasound. Creating the Image: Reuter, K.L.; Bogdan, A.; Thoracic Ultrasound Overview: Islam, S.; Tonn, H.; Transthoracic Ultrasound; Transthoracic Ultrasound for Chest Wall, Pleura, and the Peripheral Lung: Koegelenberg, C.F.N.; Diacon, A.H.; Bolliger, C.T.; Ultrasound of the Neck: Kreuter, M.; Delorme, S.; Schuler, A.; Herth, F.J.F.; Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism and Pneumonia Using Transthoracic Sonography: Reissig, A.; Kroegel, C.; The Mediastinum: Herth, F.J.F.; Critical Care Applications; Critical Care Echocardiography: Mayo, P.H.; Use of Ultrasound for Central Venous Access: Garibaldi, B.; Feller-Kopman, D.; Ultrasound Evaluation of the Lung: Pellecchia, C.; Mayo, P.H.; Pleural Ultrasonography in the Intensive Care Unit: Wang, J.S.; Doelken, P.; Abdominal Ultrasonography as Related to Problems of the Chest: Beckh, S.; Kirchpfening, K.; Use of Ultrasonography for the Diagnosis of Venous Thromboembolic Disease: Kaplan, A.E.; Kory, P.; Endoscopic Ultrasound Applications; Principles and Practice of Endoscopic Ultrasound: Nishina, K.; Hirooka, K.; Wiegand, J.; Dremel, H.; Short History of the Development of Endobronchial Ultrasound - A Story of Success: Becker, H.D.; State-of-the-Art Equipment and Procedures: Kurimoto, N.; Osada, H.; Miyazawa, T.; Convex Probe Endobronchial Ultrasound: Yasufuku, K.; Nakajima, T.; Endobronchial Ultrasound for Staging of Lung Cancer: Herth, F.J.F.; Endobronchial Ultrasonography for Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions: Kurimoto, N.; Osada, H.; Miyazawa, T.; Esophageal Ultrasound: Annema, J.T.; Rabe, K.F.; Competing Technologies: Ultrasound, Navigational Bronchoscopy, Optical Coherence Tomography, etc. - Who Will Win Out?: Lee, P.; Beamis, J.F.; Ultrasound and Therapeutic Procedures; Ultrasound and Medical Thoracoscopy: Michaud, G.; Ernst, A.; Endobronchial Ultrasound for Difficult Airway Problems: Shirakawa, T.; Ishida, A.; Miyazu, Y.; Kurimoto, N.; Iwamoto, Y.; Nobuyama, S.; Miyazawa, T.; Ultrasound Guidance for Endoscopic Treatment of Pulmonary Malignancies: Eberhardt, R.; Bugalho, A.; Ultrasound-Guided Drainage Procedures and Biopsies: Wang, J.S.; Doelken, P.; Author Index; Subject Index.
