Abdominal ultrasound : how, why and when

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Front cover Half title page Title page Copyright page Table of contents Contributors Preface Abbreviations Chapter 1: Optimizing the diagnostic information Introduction Technique Image Optimization The use of doppler Getting the best out of doppler Additional imaging modes Choosing a machine Recording of Images Safety of diagnostic ultrasound Biological effects of ultrasound Safety Indices (Thermal and Mechanical Indices) Other Hazards Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders The Safe Practice of Ultrasound Medicolegal issues Departmental Guidelines/ Schemes of Work Quality assurance References Chapter 2: The normal hepato-biliary system Introduction General pointers on upper abdominal technique The liver The portal venous system The gallbladder The bile ducts Some common referral patterns for hepato-biliary ultrasound References Chapter 3: Pathology of the gallbladder and biliary tree Hyperplastic conditions of the gallbladder wall Inflammatory gallbladder disease References Chapter 4: Pathology of the liver and portal venous system Benign focal liver lesions Malignant focal liver lesions Diffuse liver conditions Liver transplants References Chapter 5: The pancreas Pancreatitis Malignant pancreatic disease Benign focal pancreatic lesions Trauma of the pancreas Pancreatic transplantation References Chapter 6: Ultrasound of the spleen and lymphatic system Malignant splenic disease Benign splenic conditions References Chapter 7: Ultrasound of the renal tract Renal cysts and cystic disease Benign focal renal tumours Malignant renal tract masses Pelvicalyceal system dilatation and obstructive uropathy Renal tract calcificaton Renal tract inflammation and infection Diffuse renal disease and renal failure Renal vascular pathology Renal trauma Renal transplants References Chapter 8: Ultrasound of the retroperitoneum and gastrointestinal tract Normal anatomy The abdominal aorta The inferior vena cava The adrenal glands Gastrointestinal tract References Chapter 9: Ultrasound of the paediatric abdomen Introduction Hepato-biliary pathology Pancreas Urinary tract Adrenal glands Gastrointestinal tract References General reading Chapter 10: Ultrasound of the acute abdomen Introduction Trauma Gastrointestinal tract Hepato-biliary emergencies The acute pancreas (see also Chapter 5) Renal tract emergencies (see also Chapter 7) Other retroperitoneal emergencies (see also Chapter 8) References Chapter 11: Interventional techniques Introduction Ultrasound-guided biopsy: general considerations Ultrasound-guided biopsy procedures Complications of ultrasound-guided biopsy Ultrasound-guided drainage Indirect ultrasound guidance Intraoperative ultrasound Laparoscopic ultrasound High intensity focused ultrasound Endoscopic ultrasound Ultrasound contrast agents in the abdomen Clinical applications of ceus References Bibliography, Bibliography, resources and further reading Index