The practice of ultrasound: a step-by-step guide to abdominal scanning

This highly practical self-teaching guide teaches you how to perform and evaluate the ultrasound examination of the abdomen with no prior experience! key features: - clear and concise study units for effortless understanding from the start - practice-oriented access to each organ (delineation, details, surroundings) - 3-d drawings for complex anatomic situations (e.g., the porta hepatis) - image sequences for enhanced spatial understanding - countless practical tips and tricks this is the sure road to success. After studying this book, you will be able to: - immediately recognize all important ultrasound phenomena, in particular, misleading artifacts - confidently identify and delineate all upper abdominal organs, - locate and evaluate difficult structures at a glance, - recognize normal limits - evaluate the most common pathologic findings more than 900 high-quality illustrations and step-by-step instructions guide you through all the fundamentals. As an introduction to the field or as a refresher, this systematic, hands-on guide is essential to perfecting your examination techniques for optimal patient care