Diagnostic Ultrasound

Now fully updated with more than 2,000 new images, 200 new videos, and new content throughout, Diagnostic Ultrasound, 5th Edition, by Drs. Carol M. Rumack and Deborah Levine, remains the most comprehensive and authoritative ultrasound resource available. Spanning a wide range of medical specialties and practice settings, it provides complete, detailed information on the latest techniques for ultrasound imaging of the whole body; image-guided procedures; fetal, obstetric, and pediatric imaging; and much more. Up-to-date guidance from experts in the field keep you abreast of expanding applications of this versatile imaging modality and help you understand the "how" and "why" of ultrasound use and interpretation.

New to this edition

    Features 5,000 images - more than 2,000 brand-new - including new 2D and 3D imaging as well as the use of contrast agents and elastography.

    Includes a new virtual chapter on artifacts with individually labelled images from throughout the book, displaying artifacts with descriptive legends by category and how they can be used in diagnosis or corrected for better quality imaging.

    Features more images and new uses for contrast agents in the liver, breast, and in pediatric applications. Includes current information on imaging more diagnostic dilemmas, such as Zika virus in the fetus and newborn.

    Includes 400 video clips showing real-time scanning of anatomy and pathology.

    Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, Q&As, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Table of Contents:

I. PHYSICS

1. Physics of Ultrasound

2. Biologic Effects and Safety

3. Contrast Agents for Ultrasound Imaging and Doppler

II. ABDOMINAL, PELVIC, AND THORACIC SONOGRAPHY

4. The Liver

5. The Spleen

6. The Biliary Tree and Gallbladder

7. The Pancreas

8. The Gastrointestinal Tract

9. The Kidney and Urinary Tract

10. The Prostrate

11. The Adrenal Glands

12. The Retroperitoneum

13. Dynamic Ultrasound of Hernias of the Groin and Anterior Abdominal Wall

14. The Peritoneum

15. The Uterus

16. The Adnexa

17. Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy of Chest Abdomen and Pelvis

18. Organ Transplantation

III. SMALL PARTS, CAROTID ARTERY, AND PERIPHERAL VESSEL SONOGRAPHY

19. The Thyroid Gland

20. The Parathyroid Glands

21. The Breast

22. The Scrotum

23. Overview of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Techniques and Applications

24. The Shoulder

25. Musculoskeletal Interventions

26. The Extracranial Cerebral Vessels

27. The Peripheral Vessels

IV. OBSTETRIC AND FETAL SONOGRAPHY

28. Overview of Obstetric Imaging

29. Bioeffects and Safety of Ultrasound in Obstetrics

30. The First Trimester

31. Chromosomal Abnormalities

32. Multifetal Pregnancy

33. The Fetal Face and Neck

34. The Fetal Brain

35. The Fetal Spine

36. The Fetal Chest

37. The Fetal Heart

38. The Fetal Abdominal Wall and Gastrointestinal Tract

39. The Fetal Urogenital Tract

40. The Fetal Musculoskeletal System

41. Fetal Hydrops

42. Fetal Measurements: Normal and Abnormal Fetal Growth and Assessment of Fetal Well-Being

43. Sonographic Evaluation of the Placenta

44. Cervical Ultrasound and Preterm Birth

V. PEDIATRIC SONOGRAPHY

45. Neonatal and Infant Brain Imaging

46. Doppler Sonography of the Neonatal and Infant Brain

47. Doppler Sonography of the Brain in Children

48. The Pediatric Head and Neck

49. The Pediatric Spinal Canal

50. The Pediatric Chest

51. The Pediatric Liver and Spleen

52. The Pediatric Kidney and Adrenal Glands

53. The Pediatric Gastrointestinal Tract

54. Pediatric Pelvic Sonography

55. The Pediatric Hip and Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

56. Pediatric Interventional Sonography