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Introduction to Vascular Ultrasonography

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By
  • John Pellerito, MD, North Shore University Hospital/NYU Medical Center, Manhasset, NY
  • Joseph Polak, MD, MPH, Professor of Radiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Vice Chair of Business Development, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Chief of Radiology, Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts

Now in its 6 th edition, Introduction to Vascular Ultrasonography, by Drs. John Pellerito and Joseph Polak, provides an easily accessible, concise overview of arterial and venous ultrasound. A new co-editor and new contributors have updated this classic with cutting-edge diagnostic procedures as well as new chapters on evaluating organ transplants, screening for vascular disease, correlative imaging, and more. High-quality images, videos, and online access make this an ideal introduction to this complex and rapidly evolving technique.

Audience
Radiology Residents Vascular Techs

Hardbound, 704 Pages

Published: May 2012

Imprint: Saunders

ISBN: 978-1-4377-1417-3

Contents

    • SECTION 1: BASICS

      1. Hemodynamic considerations in peripheral vascular and cerebrovascular disease
      2. Physics and instrumentation in Doppler and B-mode ultrasonography
      3. Basic concepts of doppler frequency spectrum analysis and ultrasound blood flow imaging
      4. Vascular applications of ultrasound contrast agents

        5. SECTION 2: CEREBRAL VESSELS

      5. The role of ultrasound in the management of cerebrovascular disease
      6. Normal cerbrovascular anatomy and collateral pathways
      7. Normal findings and technical aspects of carotid sonography
      8. Ultrasound assessment of carotid plaque
      9. Ultrasound assessment of carotid stenosis
      10. Carotid occlusion, unusual carotid pathology and tricky carotid cases
      11. Ultrasound assessment of the vertebral arteries
      12. Ultrasound assessment of the intracranial arteries

        13. SECTION 3: EXTREMITY ARTERIES

      13. Arterial anatomy of the extremities
      14. Nonimaging physiologic tests for assessment of lower extremity arterial disease
      15. Assessment of upper extremity arterial occlusive arterial disease
      16. Ultrasound evaluation before and after hemodialysis access
      17. Ultrasound assessment of lower extremity arteries
      18. Ultrasound assessment during and after carotid peripheral intervention
      19. Ultrasound in the assessment and management of arterial emergencies

        20. SECTION 4: EXTREMITY VEINS

      20. Risk factors and the role of ultrasound in the management of extremity venous disease
      21. Extremity venous anatomy and technique for ultrasound examination
      22. Ultrasound diagnosis of lower extremity venous thrombosis
      23. Controversies in venous ultrasound
      24. Ultrasound diagnosis of venous insufficiency
      25. Nonvascular pathology encountered during venous sonography

        26. SECTION 5: ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

      26. Anatomy and normal doppler signatures of abdominal vessels
      27. Ultrasound assessment of the abdominal aorta
      28. Ultrasound imaging assessment following endovascular aortic aneurysm repair
      29. Ultrasound assessment of the splanchnic (mesenteric) arteries
      30. Ultrasound assessment of the hepatic vasculature
      31. Ultrasound assessment of native renal vessels
      32. Duplex ultrasound evaluation of the uterus and ovaries
      33. Duplex ultrasound evaluation of the male genitalia
      34. Evaluation of Organ Transplants
      35. Screening for Vascular Disease
      36. Correlative imaging
      37. Accreditation and the vascular lab

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