The Third Edition of this up-to-date and user friendly workbook helps medical students, sonographers, residents, and radiologists gain a fundamental grasp of the application of color duplex ultrasound by reviewing normal findings, important pathologic conditions, scanning techniques, and the role and importance of color duplex ultrasound in detecting and assessing various disease states.

Topics include:

Basic physical and technical principles
Innovative techniques and ultrasound contrast agents (e.g., power Doppler, SieScape imaging, clarify vascular enhancement, tissue Doppler, precision upsampling, arterial stiffness, eTracking)
Vascular surgery: peripheral arterial occlusive disease, venous insufficiency and thrombosis, AV fistulae, and aneurysms
Endocrinology: thyroid gland
Internal medicine: abdominal organs, lymph nodes, TIPSS
Nephrology: kidneys and renal allografts
Neurology: intra- and extracranial cerebral arteries
Cardiology: B- and M-mode imaging, cardiac anomalies, wall motion analysis
Urology: testicular torsion, tumors, erectile dysfunction
Obstetrics and gynecology: tumors, anomalies, fetal perfusion defects

Teaching Manual of Color Duplex Sonography is well known for its highly educational approach and user-friendly features which include:

Over 500 excellent illustrations -- ideal for visually oriented learners
Diagrams that illustrate the correct way to handle the transducer and position the scan plane
Self-test question & answers
Tips, tricks, and common pitfalls
Checklists and tables of normal values on sturdy pocket-sized cards for hospital and office use

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