Abdominal ultrasound : how, why and when

Front cover
Half title page
Title page
Copyright page
Table of contents
Contributors
Preface
Abbreviations
Chapter 1: Optimizing the diagnostic information
	Introduction
	Technique
	Image Optimization
	The use of doppler
	Getting the best out of doppler
	Additional imaging modes
	Choosing a machine
	Recording of Images
	Safety of diagnostic ultrasound
	Biological effects of ultrasound
	Safety Indices (Thermal and Mechanical Indices)
	Other Hazards
	Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
	The Safe Practice of Ultrasound
	Medicolegal issues
	Departmental Guidelines/ Schemes of Work
	Quality assurance
	References
Chapter 2: The normal hepato-biliary system
	Introduction
	General pointers on upper abdominal technique
	The liver
	The portal venous system
	The gallbladder
	The bile ducts
	Some common referral patterns for hepato-biliary ultrasound
	References
Chapter 3: Pathology of the gallbladder and biliary tree
	Hyperplastic conditions of the gallbladder wall
	Inflammatory gallbladder disease
	References
Chapter 4: Pathology of the liver and portal venous system
	Benign focal liver lesions
	Malignant focal liver lesions
	Diffuse liver conditions
	Liver transplants
	References
Chapter 5: The pancreas
	Pancreatitis
	Malignant pancreatic disease
	Benign focal pancreatic lesions
	Trauma of the pancreas
	Pancreatic transplantation
	References
Chapter 6: Ultrasound of the spleen and lymphatic system
	Malignant splenic disease
	Benign splenic conditions
	References
Chapter 7: Ultrasound of the renal tract
	Renal cysts and cystic disease
	Benign focal renal tumours
	Malignant renal tract masses
	Pelvicalyceal system dilatation and obstructive uropathy
	Renal tract calcificaton
	Renal tract inflammation and infection
	Diffuse renal disease and renal failure
	Renal vascular pathology
	Renal trauma
	Renal transplants
	References
Chapter 8: Ultrasound of the retroperitoneum and gastrointestinal tract
	Normal anatomy
	The abdominal aorta
	The inferior vena cava
	The adrenal glands
	Gastrointestinal tract
	References
Chapter 9: Ultrasound of the paediatric abdomen
	Introduction
	Hepato-biliary pathology
	Pancreas
	Urinary tract
	Adrenal glands
	Gastrointestinal tract
	References
	General reading
Chapter 10: Ultrasound of the acute abdomen
	Introduction
	Trauma
	Gastrointestinal tract
	Hepato-biliary emergencies
	The acute pancreas (see also Chapter 5)
	Renal tract emergencies (see also Chapter 7)
	Other retroperitoneal emergencies (see also Chapter 8)
	References
Chapter 11: Interventional techniques
	Introduction
	Ultrasound-guided biopsy: general considerations
	Ultrasound-guided biopsy procedures
	Complications of ultrasound-guided biopsy
	Ultrasound-guided drainage
	Indirect ultrasound guidance
	Intraoperative ultrasound
	Laparoscopic ultrasound
	High intensity focused ultrasound
	Endoscopic ultrasound
	Ultrasound contrast agents in the abdomen
	Clinical applications of ceus
	References
Bibliography, Bibliography, resources and further reading
Index