Description
- Scanning principles and step-by-step instructions on how to scan and document images helps students improve the quality of sonographic studies and establish standardization and image documentation for physician diagnostic interpretation.- Sonographic ergonomics and proper use of equipment helps students avoid occupational injuries.- Scanning protocol for pathology provides the criteria for evaluating and documenting abnormal sonographic findings, describing those findings within legal parameters, and relating those findings to the interpreting physician.- Key words and objectives at the beginning of every chapter notify students of the pertinent information in the following chapter.- NEW! Updated content reflects the latest ARDMS standards and AIUM guidelines.- NEW! Thoroughly updated scanning protocols follow AIUM guidelines and offer essential information on patient preparation, transducers, breathing techniques, comprehensive surveys, and required images.- NEW! Flexible soft cover makes it easy to take notes and transport content.
Table of Contents
Part I1. Clinical Principles2. Scanning Planes and Scanning MethodsPart II3. Scanning Protocol for Abnormal FindingsPart III4. Abdominal Aorta Scanning Protocol5. Inferior Vena Cava Scanning Protocol6. Liver Scanning Protocol7. Gallbladder and Biliary Tract Scanning Protocol8. Pancreas Scanning Protocol9. Renal Scanning Protocol10. Spleen Scanning Protocol11. Image Protocol for Full and Limited Studies of the AbdomenPart IV12. Female Pelvis Scanning Protocol13. Transvaginal Sonography14. Obstetrics Scanning Protocol for First, Second, and Third Trimesters15. Male Pelvis Scanning Protocol for the Prostate Gland, Scrotum, and PenisPart V16. Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands Scanning Protocol17. Breast Scanning Protocol18. Neonatal Brain Scanning Protocol19. Musculoskeletal Scanning Protocol NEW!Part VI20. Abdominal Doppler and Color Flow21. Cerebrovascular Duplex Scanning Protocol22. Peripheral Arterial and Venous Duplex Scanning ProtocolsAppendicesA Guidelines for Performance of the Abdominal and Retroperitoneal Ultrasound ExaminationB Guidelines for Performance of the Scrotal Ultrasound ExaminationC Guidelines for Performance of the Antepartum Obstetrical Ultrasound ExaminationD Guidelines for Performance of the Ultrasound Examination of the Female PelvisE Guidelines for Performance of the Ultrasound Examination of the Prostate (and Surrounding Structures)
