Spanning a wide range of medical specialties and practice settings, Diagnostic Ultrasound, 6th Edition, provides complete, detailed information on the latest techniques for ultrasound imaging of the whole body; image-guided procedures; fetal, obstetric, and pediatric imaging; and much more. This thoroughly revised, two-volume set, edited by Drs. Carol M. Rumack and Deborah Levine, remains the most comprehensive and authoritative ultrasound resource available. Up-to-date guidance from experts in the field keep you abreast of expanding applications of this versatile imaging modality and help you understand the "how" and "why" of ultrasound use and interpretation.


AUTHORS

Carol M. Rumack, MD, FACR, Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics, Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado and Deborah Levine, MD, Director, Obstetric & Gynecologic Ultrasound, Vice Chair of Academic Affairs, Department of Radiology, BIDMC, Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts



All chapters will have updated images



I. PHYSICS

1. Physics of Ultrasound (*Heavily revised) 2. Biologic Effects and Safety (*Heavily revised) 3. Ultrasound Contrast Agents and Setting Up Your Contrast Practice (includes new section on setting up a contrast lab for clinical practice)



II. ABDOMINAL, PELVIC, AND THORACIC SONOGRAPHY

4. The Liver 5. The Spleen 6. The Biliary Tree and Gallbladder 7. The Pancreas 8. The Gastrointestinal Tract 9. The Kidney and Urinary Tract 10. The Prostrate 11. The Adrenal Glands 12. The Retroperitoneum (will include a section on endoleaks with US contrast) 13. Dynamic Ultrasound of Hernias of the Groin and Anterior Abdominal Wall 14. The Peritoneum 15. The Uterus 16. The Adnexa 17. Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy of Chest Abdomen and Pelvis 18. Organ Transplantation



III. SMALL PARTS, CAROTID ARTERY, AND PERIPHERAL VESSEL SONOGRAPHY

19. The Thyroid Gland 20. Other glands in the neck (which was just parathyroid now includes other glands in the neck (parotid, salivary and submandibular glands) 21. The Breast 22. The Scrotum 23. Overview of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Techniques and Applications 24. The Shoulder 25. Musculoskeletal Interventions 26. The Extracranial Cerebral Vessels 27. The Peripheral Arteries (*Heavily revised) 28. The peripheral veins 29. Hemodialysis (new Chapter)



IV. OBSTETRIC AND FETAL SONOGRAPHY

30. Overview of Obstetric Imaging 31. The First Trimester 32. Chromosomal Abnormalities 33. Multifetal Pregnancy 34. The Fetal Face and Neck 35. The Fetal Brain 36. The Fetal Spine 37.The Fetal Chest 38. The Fetal Heart 39. The Fetal Abdominal Wall and Gastrointestinal Tract 40. The Fetal Urogenital Tract 41. The Fetal Musculoskeletal System 42. Fetal Hydrops 43. Fetal Measurements: Normal and Abnormal Fetal Growth and Assessment of Fetal Well-Being 44. Sonographic Evaluation of the Placenta 45. Cervical Ultrasound and Preterm Birth



V. PEDIATRIC SONOGRAPHY

46. Neonatal and Infant Brain Imaging 47. Doppler Sonography of the Neonatal and Pediatric Brain 48. The Pediatric Head and Neck 50. The Pediatric Spinal Canal 51 The Pediatric Chest 52. The Pediatric Liver and Spleen 53. The Pediatric Kidney and Adrenal Glands 54.The Pediatric Gastrointestinal Tract 55. Pediatric Pelvic Sonography 56.The Pediatric Hip and Musculoskeletal Ultrasound 57. Pediatric Interventional Sonograph