TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 General
How to Use This Book
Examination Technique and Equipment
2 Basic Physical and Technical Principles
Ultrasound
Producing an Image
Artifacts
3 Blood Vessels: The Aorta and its Branches, the Vena Cava and its Tributaries
Organ Boundaries
Organ Details
Anatomical Relations
4 Liver
Organ Boundaries
Organ Details
Anatomical Relations
5 Porta Hepatis
Organ Boundaries---Identifying the Vessels in the Porta Hepatis
Organ Details---Detailed Vascular Features in the Porta Hepatis
6 Gallbladder
Organ Boundaries
Organ Details
Anatomical Relations
7 Pancreas
Organ Boundaries
Organ Details
Anatomical Relations
8 Stomach, Duodenum, and Diaphragm
Organ Details
Organ Boundaries and Relations
9 Spleen
Organ Boundaries
Organ Details
Anatomical Relations
10 Kidneys
Organ Boundaries
Organ Details
Anatomical Relations of the Right Kidney
Anatomical Relations of the Left Kidney
11 Adrenal Glands
Organ Boundaries and Relations
Organ Details
12 Bladder, Prostate, and Uterus
Organ Boundaries and Relations
Organ Details
13 The Systematic Ultrasound Examination
Topographic Units
Description of Findings and Nomenclature
Documentation
14 The Sono Consultant
II Ultrasound Findings
III Clinical Presentations