Fundamentals in Oncologic Ultrasound: Sonographic Imaging and Intervention in the Cancer Patient

Cover......Page 1
Foreword......Page 5
Preface......Page 7
Contents......Page 9
Contributors......Page 11
Abbreviations......Page 12
1.1 Advantages of Ultrasound in Oncology......Page 15
1.2 Limitations of Ultrasound in Oncology......Page 16
1.3 Ultrasound and Cancer Screening......Page 19
1.4 Ultrasound and Neoangiogenesis......Page 24
1.5 Cancer Staging......Page 27
1.6 Ultrasound and Response to Treatment......Page 29
1.7 Ultrasound, Follow-up and Recurrence......Page 33
1.8 Gray-Scale Ultrasound: Examination Technique......Page 34
1.9 Gray-Scale Ultrasound: ImagingCharacteristics......Page 44
1.10 Spectral Doppler: Examination Technique and Imaging Characteristics......Page 51
1.11 Color Doppler and Power Doppler: Examination Technique......Page 53
1.12 Color Doppler and Power Doppler: Imaging Characteristics......Page 56
1.13 Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound: Examination Technique......Page 60
1.14 Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound: Imaging Characteristics......Page 62
References......Page 68
2.1 Skin Tumors......Page 73
2.2 Superficial Lymphadenopathy......Page 82
2.3 Palpable Superficial Masses......Page 93
2.4 Soft-Tissue Sarcomas......Page 117
References......Page 123
3.1 Neck Masses......Page 127
3.2 Salivary Tumors......Page 137
3.3 Thyroid Nodules......Page 142
3.4 Staging and Follow-up of Thyroid Cancer......Page 150
References 143References......Page 157
4.1 Breast Nodules......Page 159
4.2 Locally Advanced Breast Cancer......Page 180
4.3 Lymph Node Metastasis......Page 182
4.4 Locoregional Recurrence of Breast Cancer......Page 187
References......Page 191
5.1 Abdominal Masses......Page 194
5.2 Focal Lesions in Patients without Chronic Liver Disease......Page 203
5.3 Focal Lesions in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease......Page 226
5.4 Gallbladder Wall Lesions......Page 235
5.5 Malignant Obstructive Jaundice......Page 241
5.6 Pancreatic Tumors......Page 245
5.7 Focal Splenic Lesions......Page 254
5.8 Abdominal Lymphadenopathies......Page 261
5.9 Peritoneal Carcinomatosis......Page 267
5.10 Gastrointestinal Tract Tumors......Page 271
References......Page 279
6.1 Adrenal Masses......Page 283
6.2 Small Renal Tumors......Page 288
6.3 Renal Masses......Page 294
6.4 Atypical Renal Cysts......Page 304
6.5 Ovarian Masses......Page 306
6.6 Endometrial Thickening......Page 316
6.7 Bladder Wall Lesions......Page 322
6.8 Prostate Nodules......Page 327
6.9 Testicular Tumors......Page 332
References......Page 340
7.1 US Guidance for Interventional Procedures......Page 343
7.2 Needle Aspiration – Superficial Structures......Page 348
7.3 Needle Aspiration – Internal Structures......Page 351
7.4 Core Biopsy – Superficial Structures......Page 353
7.5 Core Biopsy – Internal Structures......Page 355
7.6 Vacuum-Assisted Biopsy......Page 357
7.7 Placement of Presurgical Markers......Page 358
7.8 Drainages......Page 359
7.9 Percutaneous Ethanol Injection......Page 365
7.10 Radiofrequency Ablation and other Ablation Therapies......Page 367
7.11 Assessment of Liver Lesions Treated with Ablation Therapies......Page 372
References......Page 378
Subject Index......Page 381