Clinical Doppler Ultrasound

Clinical Doppler Ultrasound offers an accessible, comprehensive introduction and overview of the major applications of Doppler ultrasound and their role in patient management. The new edition of this medical reference book discusses everything you need to know to take full advantage of this powerful modality, from anatomy, scanning, and technique, to normal and abnormal findings and their interpretation. It presents just the right amount of Doppler ultrasonography information in a compact, readable format! New to this edition Understand and apply the latest Doppler imaging techniques with a new chapter on interventional and intraoperative applications of Doppler ultrasound and a new chapter on dialysis grafts, plus coverage of the most recent information on the role of contrast agents and how best to administer them. View real-time videos of Doppler imaging, and search across the complete text and image bank online at Expert Consult. By Myron A. Pozniak, MD, Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, WI, USA and Paul L Allan, BSc,MBChB, DMRD, FRCR, FRCPE, Consultant Radiologist and Clinical Director of Radiology Consultant Radiologist and Clinical Director of Radiology, Department of Medical Radiology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Table of Contents: 1. Physics - Principles, Practice and Artefacts. 2. Haemodynamics and Blood Flow. 3. The Carotid and Vertebral Arteries and Transcranial Colour Doppler. 4. The Peripheral Arteries. 5. The Peripheral Veins. 6. The Aorta and Inferior Vena Cava. 7. Doppler Ultrasound of the Liver. 8. The Kidney. 9. Doppler Ultrasound Evaluation of Renal Transplantation. 10. Doppler Imaging of the Prostate. 11. Doppler Imaging of the Penis. 12. The Scrotum. 13. The Female Pelvis. 14. Clinical Applications of Doppler Ultrasound in Obstetrics. 15. Appendix: System Controls and Their Uses.