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.