Third Edition of Abdominal Ultrasound Provides Updated Steps for Mastering Techniques The third
edition of this practical reference guide has been updated with a modern visually attractive
new design and expanded content. The book is ideal for healthcare professionals with little or
no experience in administering and interpreting abdominal ultrasound examinations. It is
practice-oriented and structured in a way that allows readers with varying degrees of
ultrasonography knowledge to utilize the material based on skill set and experience level. Each
chapter includes a systematic detailed description of the anatomy involved in the ultrasound
examination with easy-to-digest steps that follow standardized routine and protocol. That
straightforward approach coupled with more than 1 000 high quality images and illustrations
enables hand-on learning yielding the ability to assimilate these techniques quickly and
adeptly. This is a stellar resource that provides the requisite tools to locate and display the
anatomical structure being tested position and move the transducers accurately describe and
interpret the findings correctly and differentiate key findings from the many image artifacts
that typically occur. Key Highlights - In-depth discussion of organ boundaries organ details
anatomical relationships potentially abnormal findings tips and clearly defined learning
objectives. - Anatomical drawings incorporate a sliced 3-D view that show how the structures
are displayed by the sector-shaper beam. - Each organ includes a series of images that
replicate the 3-D impression that results from the transducer moving across the body. -
Schematic drawings illustrate the ultrasound images including a body marker that shows the
transducer position. - Included is a chapter designed to provide systematic guidance in
interpreting suspicious findings and determining how ultrasound can be applied to specific
clinical questions. The step-by-step guide is an invaluable pragmatic resource to have on hand
while performing abdominal ultrasonography on the patient. In-depth but concise this is an
essential teaching guide for medical students residents technicians and physicians who need
to learn and master these techniques. Berthold Block MD is in Private Practice Braunschweig
Germany
