- Scanning principles and step-by-step instructions on how to scan and document images helps students improve the quality of sonographic studies and establish standardization and image documentation for physician diagnostic interpretation.
- Sonographic ergonomics and proper use of equipment helps students avoid occupational injuries.
- Scanning protocol for pathology provides the criteria for evaluating and documenting abnormal sonographic findings, describing those findings within legal parameters, and relating those findings to the interpreting physician.
- Key words and objectives at the beginning of every chapter notify students of the pertinent information in the following chapter.
- NEW! Updated content reflects the latest ARDMS standards and AIUM guidelines.
- NEW! Thoroughly updated scanning protocols follow AIUM guidelines and offer essential information on patient preparation, transducers, breathing techniques, comprehensive surveys, and required images.
- NEW! Flexible soft cover makes it easy to take notes and transport content.
Table of Contents
Part I1.�Clinical Principles
2.�Scanning Planes and Scanning Methods
Part II
3.�Scanning Protocol for Abnormal Findings
Part III
4.�Abdominal Aorta Scanning Protocol
5.�Inferior Vena Cava Scanning Protocol
6.�Liver Scanning Protocol
7.�Gallbladder and Biliary Tract Scanning Protocol
8.�Pancreas Scanning Protocol
9.�Renal Scanning Protocol
10.�Spleen Scanning Protocol
11.�Image Protocol for Full and Limited Studies of the Abdomen
Part IV
12.�Female Pelvis Scanning Protocol
13.�Transvaginal Sonography
14.�Obstetrics Scanning Protocol for First, Second, and Third Trimesters
15.�Male Pelvis Scanning Protocol for the Prostate Gland, Scrotum, and Penis
Part V
16.�Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands Scanning Protocol
17.�Breast Scanning Protocol
18.�Neonatal Brain Scanning Protocol
19.�Musculoskeletal Scanning Protocol NEW!
Part VI
20.�Abdominal Doppler and Color Flow
21.�Cerebrovascular Duplex Scanning Protocol
22.�Peripheral Arterial and Venous Duplex Scanning Protocols
Appendices
A��� Guidelines for Performance of the Abdominal and Retroperitoneal Ultrasound Examination
B��� Guidelines for Performance of the Scrotal Ultrasound Examination
C��� Guidelines for Performance of the Antepartum Obstetrical Ultrasound Examination
D��� Guidelines for Performance of the Ultrasound Examination of the Female Pelvis
E��� Guidelines for Performance of the Ultrasound Examination of the Prostate (and Surrounding Structures)
