Introduction to Vascular Ultrasonography E-book (ebook)

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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.

• Find information quickly with sections organized by clinical rationale, anatomy, examination technique, findings, and interpretation.
• Get a thorough review of ultrasound vascular diagnosis, including peripheral veins and arteries, carotid and vertebral arteries, abdominal vessels, and transcranial Doppler.
• Quickly reference numerous tables for examination protocols, normal values, diagnostic parameters, and ultrasound findings for selected conditions.
• Visualize important techniques with hundreds of lavish line drawings and clinical ultrasound examples.

• Stay current with trending topics through new chapters on evaluation of organ transplants, screening for vascular disease, correlative imaging, and accreditation and the vascular lab.
• Experience clinical scenarios with vivid clarity through new color ultrasound images.
• Watch vascular ultrasound videos and access the complete contents online at www.expertconsult.com.
• Benefit from the fresh perspective and insight of a new co-editor, Dr. Joseph Polak.
• Improve your understanding of the correlation of imaging results with treatment goals in venous and arterial disease.

Learn the principles of vascular ultrasonography from the most trusted reference in the field.0SECTION 1

Basics

1 HEMODYNAMIC CONSIDERATIONS IN PERIPHERAL VASCULAR AND CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 3

2 PHYSICS AND INSTRUMENTATION IN DOPPLER AND B-MODE ULTRASONOGRAPHY 20

3 BASIC CONCEPTS OF DOPPLER FREQUENCY SPECTRUM ANALYSIS AND ULTRASOUND BLOOD FLOW IMAGING 52

4 VASCULAR APPLICATIONS OF ULTRASOUND CONTRAST AGENTS 74

SECTION 2

Cerebral Vessels

5 THE ROLE OF ULTRASOUND IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 91

6 NORMAL CEREBROVASCULAR ANATOMY AND COLLATERAL PATHWAYS 128

7 NORMAL FINDINGS AND TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF CAROTID SONOGRAPHY 136

8 ULTRASOUND ASSESSMENT OF CAROTID PLAQUE 147

9 ULTRASOUND ASSESSMENT OF CAROTID STENOSIS 158

10 CAROTID OCCLUSION, UNUSUAL PATHOLOGIES, AND DIFFICULT CAROTID CASES 174

11 ULTRASOUND ASSESSMENT OF THE VERTEBRAL ARTERIES 192

12 ULTRASOUND ASSESSMENT OF THE INTRACRANIAL ARTERIES 202

SECTION 3

ExtremityArteries

13 ARTERIAL ANATOMY OF THE EXTREMITIES 231

14 NONIMAGING PHYSIOLOGIC TESTS FOR ASSESSMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY ARTERIAL DISEASE 244

15 ASSESSMENT OF UPPER EXTREMITY ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASE 262

16 ULTRASOUND EVALUATION BEFORE AND AFTER HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS 281

17 ULTRASOUND ASSESSMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY ARTERIES 294

18 ULTRASOUND ASSESSMENT DURING AND AFTER PERIPHERAL INTERVENTION 307

19 ULTRASOUND IN THE ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ARTERIAL EMERGENCIES 324

SECTION 4

Extremity Veins

20 RISK FACTORS AND THE ROLE OF ULTRASOUND IN THE MANAGEMENT OF EXTREMITY VENOUS DISEASE 343

21 EXTREMITY VENOUS ANATOMY AND TECHNIQUE FOR ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION 353

22 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS OF LOWER EXTREMITY VENOUS THROMBOSIS 377

23 CONTROVERSIES IN VENOUS ULTRASOUND 396

24 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS OF VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY 408

25 NONVASCULAR PATHOLOGY ENCOUNTERED DURING VENOUS SONOGRAPHY 429

SECTION 5

Abdomen and Pelvis

26 ANATOMY AND NORMAL DOPPLER SIGNATURES OF ABDOMINAL VESSELS 439

27 ULTRASOUND ASSESSMENT OF THE ABDOMINAL AORTA 450

28 ULTRASOUND IMAGING ASSESSMENT FOLLOWING ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC ANEURYSM REPAIR 466

29 ULTRASOUND ASSESSMENT OF THE SPLANCHNIC (MESENTERIC) ARTERIES 480

30 ULTRASOUND ASSESSMENT OF THE HEPATIC VASCULATURE 495

31 ULTRASOUND ASSESSMENT OF NATIVE RENAL VESSELS 517

32 DUPLEX ULTRASOUND EVALUATION OF THE UTERUS AND OVARIES 540

33 DUPLEX ULTRASOUND EVALUATION OF THE MALE GENITALIA 559

34 EVALUATION OF ORGAN TRANSPLANTS 579

35 SCREENING FOR VASCULAR DISEASE 614

36 CORRELATIVE IMAGING 629

37 ACCREDITATION AND THE VASCULAR LABORATORY 648