Introduction to vascular ultrasonography. (©2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: Pellerito, John S; Polak, Joseph F
• Contents: Basics. Hemodynamic considerations in peripheral vascular and cerebrovascular disease ; Physics and instrumentation in Doppler and B-mode ultrasonography ; Basic concepts of doppler frequency spectrum analysis and ultrasound blood flow imaging ; Vascular applications of ultrasound contrast agents. -- Cerebral vessels. The role of ultrasound in the management of cerebrovascular disease ; Normal cerbrovascular anatomy and collateral pathways ; Normal findings and technical aspects of carotid sonography ; Ultrasound assessment of carotid plaque ; Ultrasound assessment of carotid stenosis ; Carotid occlusion, unusual carotid pathology and tricky carotid cases ; Ultrasound assessment of the vertebral arteries ; Ultrasound assessment of the intracranial arteries. -- Extremity arteries. Arterial anatomy of the extremities ; Nonimaging physiologic tests for assessment of lower extremity arterial disease ; Assessment of upper extremity arterial occlusive arterial disease ; Ultrasound evaluation before and after hemodialysis access ; Ultrasound assessment of lower extremity arteries ; Ultrasound assessment during and after carotid peripheral intervention ; Ultrasound in the assessment and management of arterial emergencies. -- Extremity veins. Risk factors and the role of ultrasound in the management of extremity venous disease ; Extremity venous anatomy and technique for ultrasound examination ; Ultrasound diagnosis of lower extremity venous thrombosis ; Controversies in venous ultrasound ; Ultrasound diagnosis of venous insufficiency ; Nonvascular pathology encountered during venous sonography. -- Abdomen and pelvis. Anatomy and normal doppler signatures of abdominal vessels ; Ultrasound assessment of the abdominal aorta ; Ultrasound imaging assessment following endovascular aortic aneurysm repair ; Ultrasound assessment of the splanchnic (mesenteric) arteries ; Ultrasound assessment of the hepatic vasculature ; Ultrasound assessment of native renal vessels ; Duplex ultrasound evaluation of the uterus and ovaries ; Duplex ultrasound evaluation of the male genitalia ; Evaluation of Organ Transplants ; Screening for Vascular Disease ; Correlative imaging ; Accreditation and the vascular lab.
• Edition: 6th ed
• Publisher Details: Philadelphia, PA : Saunders/Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2012
• Copyright Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 684 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 616.1/307543; Blood-vessels -- Ultrasonic imaging; Blood-vessels -- Diseases -- Diagnosis; MEDICAL -- Cardiology; Blood-vessels -- Diseases -- Diagnosis; Blood-vessels -- Ultrasonic imaging; Vascular Diseases -- diagnostic imaging; Blood Vessels -- diagnostic imaging; Ultrasonography; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781455737666; 1455737666
• Related ISBNs: 9781437714173; 143771417X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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