Ultrasound in Medicine: Volume 2 Proceedings of the 20th Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine

Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter....Pages xxiii-xxiii
Echocardiography of the Inter-Atrial Septum....Pages 1-12
Echocardiographic Recognition of Intra-Atrial Baffle Dysfunction....Pages 13-20
Usefulness of Echocardiographic Peak Velocity of Circumferential Fibre Shortening....Pages 21-30
Myocardial Contractility in Normal and Post Infarction Subjects at Rest and During Isometric Exercise....Pages 31-36
Echocardiographic Observations on Systolic Closure of the Aortic Valve in Mitral Incompetence....Pages 37-47
Hypertension in Adolescents — an Ultrasound Study....Pages 49-54
Two-Dimensional Echocardiographic Assessment of Normal Mitral Leaflet Motion....Pages 55-56
Quantitative Echocardiography: A Study of Champion Childhood Athletes....Pages 57-58
The Echocardiographic Spectrum of Mitral Valve (MV) Motion in Children with and without Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP)....Pages 59-60
Cross-Sectional Echocardiographic Assessment of Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Children....Pages 61-62
Echocardiographic Observations Regarding Pulmonary Valve Motion in Children with Pulmonary Vascular Obstructive Disease....Pages 63-64
Echocardiographic Features of Common Ventricle....Pages 65-66
Detection of Intracardiac Right to Left Shunting by Echocardiography....Pages 67-68
The Utility and Validity of Suprasternal Notch (SSN) Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)....Pages 69-70
Correlation of Diagnostic Echographic Features of Mitral Stenosis with Findings at Catheterization and Surgery....Pages 71-72
The Effect of Transducer Placement on the Echocardiographic Pattern of Mitral Valve Prolapse....Pages 73-73
Cross-Sectional Echocardiography in Evaluation of Patients with Discrete Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis....Pages 74-74
The Comparative Utilities of Real Time Cross-Sectional Echocardiographic Imaging Systems in Complex Congenital Heart Disease....Pages 75-76
Spectrum of Echocardiographic Findings in Bacterial Endocarditis....Pages 77-78
Echocardiographic Features of Straddling Tricuspid Valve....Pages 79-80
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Detection of Congenital Ventricular Diverticulum by Cross Sectional Echocardiography....Pages 81-82
Evaluation of Left Ventricular Apical Aneurysms by Cross Sectional Echocardiography....Pages 83-83
Echocardiography in Patients with Marfan’s Syndrome and Their Asymptomatic Relatives....Pages 84-84
Echocardiography in Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome....Pages 85-86
Echocardiographic Indocyanine Green (ICG) Dye Flow Patterns in Patients with Truncus Arteriosus (TA), Tetralogy of Fallot (TF), and Pulmonary Atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect (PA)....Pages 87-88
Quantification and Prognosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction: Comparison of Echocardiographic and Catheterization Indices....Pages 89-90
Right Ventricular Compression: A Reliable Echocardiographic Sign of Cardiac Tamponade....Pages 91-92
Pre- and Postoperative Echographic Investigation of Left Ventricular Function in Aortic Stenosis (AS)....Pages 93-94
Left Ventricular Volume Determinations of Canine Models....Pages 95-96
Role of Echocardiography in the Assessment of Left Ventricular Function in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease....Pages 97-98
Effects of Sodium Nitroprusside on Left Ventricular Size and Performance in Myocardial Infarction Determined by Ultrasound....Pages 99-100
Echocardiographic and Ultrasono-Tomographic Study of the Left Ventricular Dynamics in LBBB....Pages 101-102
The Effect of Phasic Respiration and Atrial Systole on the Echocardiographic Determination of Left Ventricular Function....Pages 103-104
Echocardiographic (ECHO) Method of Scintillation Probe Placement for Radiocardiographic Assessment (RCG) of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF)....Pages 105-106
Medium for External Acoustic Transmission....Pages 107-108
Front Matter....Pages N1-N1
Differential Diagnosis of Echo-Free Renal Masses....Pages 109-117
Ultrasound Diagnosis in Renal Transplants....Pages 119-129
Ultrasound Diagnosis of Lymphoceles Following Renal Transplantation....Pages 131-143
Role of Ultrasound in the Diagnosis and Therapy of Perirenal Fluid Collections Following Renal Transplantation....Pages 145-156
Aortosonography — The Diagnostic Method of Choice....Pages 157-164
Front Matter....Pages N1-N1
Radiation Therapy Planning Using Ultrasound....Pages 165-172
Accuracy of Grey-Scale Ultrasonic Examination of the Liver....Pages 173-174
Correlative Studies Between Multi-Plane Tomographic Nuclear Imaging and Grey Scale Ultrasound in Extra and Intrahepatic Abnormalities....Pages 175-176
Ultrasonic Evaluation of the Common Bile Duct....Pages 177-178
Normal and Abnormal Pancreatic Echography....Pages 179-181
Grey Scale Ultrasonography in the Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Splenomegaly....Pages 182-182
Solid Renal Lesions: Ultrasonic and Angiographic Correlation....Pages 183-184
The Place of B-Scan Ultrasound in the Examination of Kidneys Not Seen on Intravenous Pyelography....Pages 185-186
Long-Term Results of Ultrasonically Guided Percutaneous Aspiration of Renal Cysts....Pages 187-187
Ultrasonic Imaging of the Abdominal Aorta with Real — Time Multielement Systems....Pages 188-188
Normal Upper Abdominal Vasculature — A Study Correlating Contact B Scanning with Arteriography and Gross Anatomy....Pages 189-190
Prostatic Scanning with Gray Scale Ultrasound....Pages 191-192
Measurement of Size and Weight of Prostate by Means of Transrectal Ultrasonotomography....Pages 193-194
Abdominal Ultrasound and Computerized Axial Radiographic Tomography....Pages 195-196
Use of Simethicone in Abdominal Echotomography....Pages 197-198
Front Matter....Pages N3-N3
Real-Time Scanning in the Management of Early Pregnancy Complications....Pages 199-201
Real-Time Gray-Scale B-Scan Ultrasound Recording of Human Fetal Breathing Movements In Utero ....Pages 203-206
Detection of Fetal Heart Beats Using the TM-Mode....Pages 207-212
Use of Grey Scale Sonography in the Morphologic Diagnosis of Selected Gynecologic Tumors....Pages 213-218
Application of the Multiple Head Transducer Scanning Device in Early Pregnancy....Pages 219-220
Front Matter....Pages N3-N3
Role of Ultrasound in the Detection and Management of Intrauterine Growth Retardation and Associated Placental Abnormalities....Pages 221-222
Fetal and Neonatal Heart Size Correlation by Ultrasonic Imaging....Pages 223-223
Diagnostic Ultrasound for Detection of Intrauterine Growth Retardation....Pages 225-226
Ultrasonic Evaluation of Pelvic Masses in Pregnancy....Pages 227-228
Amniocentesis Under Ultrasound Guidance with Aspiration Transducer....Pages 229-230
Ultrasonically Guided Fetal Injection of Vitamin-K (Phytomenadione)....Pages 231-232
Grey Scale Patterns in Pelvic Inflammatory Disease....Pages 233-234
Use of B-Scan and Gray Scale Imaging in the Diagnosis of Benign Cystic Teratoma....Pages 235-236
Ultrasonic Identification of the Position of Contraceptive Device in Utero and its Relation to Subsequent Performance....Pages 237-238
Front Matter....Pages N5-N5
Ultrasound for Identification of Brain Damage in Infants and Young Children....Pages 239-249
Ultrasound Scanning of Excised Brains to Localize Pathology....Pages 251-252
Lateral Ventricular Measurement During Infancy....Pages 253-254
Front Matter....Pages N7-N7
Power Spectral Resonance Analysis in the Evaluation of Vitreous Pathology....Pages 255-256
Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Tumors of the Anterior Choroid and Ciliary Body....Pages 257-258
The Ultrasonographic Characteristics of Orbital Dermoid Cysts....Pages 259-260
Posterior Ocular Curvature by B Scan Ultrasonography....Pages 261-262
Ultrasonic Findings in Diabetic Vitreoretinopathy....Pages 263-264
Front Matter....Pages N9-N9
Evaluation of Solitary Cold Thyroid Nodules by Echography and Thermography....Pages 265-266
A Large Aperture Real-Time Equipment for Imaging the Carotid Artery....Pages 267-268
Ultrasound in Orthopedic Diagnosis....Pages 269-270
Front Matter....Pages N9-N9
Patellar Tracking by Ultrasound....Pages 271-272
Front Matter....Pages N11-N11
Calibration of a Doppler Blood Flowmeter for Measurements Independent of Flow Angle, Velocity Profile, and Lumen Shape....Pages 273-275
Resolution Performance of Pulsed Ultrasound Doppler Blood Flowmeters....Pages 277-279
The Doppler Ultrasonic Cerebrovascular Examination: Improved Accuracy by Refinement of Technique....Pages 281-283
Common Carotid Flow During Graded Stenosis and Occlusion of the Internal Carotid Artery....Pages 285-295
Aortic Velocity Patterns Using Transcutaneous Doppler Ultrasound....Pages 297-307
The Use of Pulsed Doppler Ultrasound to Identify Arterial Flow Abnormalities....Pages 309-315
Cardiac Blood Flow Detection....Pages 317-318
A Real-Time High-Resolution Ultrasonic Arterial Imaging System....Pages 319-320
Preclinical Evaluation of the SRI Real-Time Arterial Imaging System....Pages 321-323
Noninvasive Detection of the Atherosclerotic Plaque: The Carotid Bifurcation....Pages 324-324
Velocity Maps in the Canine Aorta....Pages 325-326
Measurement of Hemodynamic Properties in the Abdominal Aorta and Iliac Artery via an Intravenous Catheter-Tip Probe....Pages 327-328
Transcutaneous Assessment of Forearm Reactive Hyperemia by Doppler Ultrasonography: Correlation with Venous Occlusion Plethysmography....Pages 329-331
Front Matter....Pages N13-N13
Octoson — A New Rapid General Purpose Echoscope....Pages 333-339
The Octoson in Use....Pages 341-349
An Analog Echocardiogram for Estimating Ventricular Stroke Volume....Pages 351-361
A New Three-Dimensional Random Scanner for Ultrasonic/Computer Graphic Imaging of the Heart....Pages 363-372
Real Time B-Mode Echo-Encephalography....Pages 373-382
Versatile Echoscanner....Pages 383-389
Front Matter....Pages N13-N13
Ultrasound Transaxial Tomography by Reconstruction....Pages 391-400
Raylography, a Pulse Echo Technique with Future Biomedical Applications....Pages 401-409
Medium Characterization by the Application of a Deconvolution Technique in an Acoustic Pulse Echo System—Raylography....Pages 411-426
Ultrasonic Spectral Investigations for Tissue Characterization....Pages 427-439
Effect of Drugs on Mouse Embryo Hearts in Organ Culture Visualized by Acoustic Microscopy....Pages 441-443
Field Evaluation of the AIUM Standard 100 mm Test Object....Pages 445-451
Technical Considerations of Ultrasonic Photography: Choosing the Right Film and Photographic Paper for your Present Ultrasound Camera System....Pages 453-457
A New Mechanical Real Time Ultrasonic Scanner....Pages 459-460
Abdominal Scanning with a Rotating Transducer....Pages 461-462
Thaumascan: Improved Image Quality and Clinical Usefulness....Pages 463-464
Real-Time Ultrasound Abdominal Imaging....Pages 465-466
Continuous Contact B Abdominal Scanning with Photographic Recording from a Non-Storage Oscilloscope on 70 MM Film....Pages 467-468
High Resolution Ultrasound Mammography....Pages 469-470
Clinical Findings with Real-Time Color B-Scan Ultrasonography....Pages 471-472
Studies with a Real-Time Acoustical Holography System....Pages 473-474
Transskull Ultrasonic Impediography....Pages 475-476
Acoustic Impedance Profiling—an Experimental Model and Analytical Study with Implications for Medical Diagnosis....Pages 477-478
Computerization of Manual Echocardiograms....Pages 479-480
Ultrasonic Visualization and Therapeutic Computer Controlled System....Pages 481-482
How to Select Transducers to Achieve Best Clinical Results by Use of Transducer Beam Sensitivity Profile Data....Pages 483-484
Front Matter....Pages N13-N13
A Chopped Ultrasonic Radiometer Operating in the Milliwatt Acoustical Power Levels with Digital Readout....Pages 485-486
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The Therapeutic Efficacy of Ultrasound in Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases....Pages 487-500
Intercellular Gas: Its Role in Sonated Plant Tissue....Pages 501-511
Clinical Results Obtained with an Ultrasonic Spectral Analysis System....Pages 513-515
Interaction of Ultrasound with Tissues....Pages 517-517
Ultrasonic Heating at Tissue Interfaces....Pages 518-518
Ultrasonic Determination of Tissue Macrostructure by Frequency Sweeping....Pages 519-520
Through Transmission Patterns in Solid Tumors....Pages 521-522
Studies on Acoustical Attenuation, Absorption and Scattering for Diagnosis of Tissue Pathology....Pages 523-523
The Effects of Acoustic Streaming on Nerve Conduction....Pages 524-524
Animal Studies of Cataracts Produced by High-Intensity Ultrasonic Energy....Pages 525-526
The Effect of Continuous Wave Ultrasonic Therapy on Myocardial Infarction in the Dog....Pages 527-528
Effects of Exposure of the Nine-Day Rat Embryo to Ultrasound....Pages 529-530
Ultrasonically Induced Fetal Weight Reduction in Mice....Pages 531-532
Ultrasonic Toxicity Study of the Mouse Reproductive System and the Pregnant Uterus....Pages 533-534
Early Postpartum Mortality Following Ultrasound Radiation....Pages 535-536
Physical Basis and Necessity for Grey-Level Phantom Development....Pages 537-538
Back Matter....Pages 539-546