Introduction to Vascular Ultrasonography

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Saunders, 2000 - Medical - 505 pages
Heres the extensively revised, new edition of a classic textbook of vascular ultrasound. This standard training and reference source comprehensively covers all currently used methods of noninvasive vascular diagnosis in a concise, easyread manner. Five logically organized sections progress from the Basics, through Cerebral Vessels, Extremity Arteries, Extremity Veins, and Abdominal Vessels.
  • Arranges each clinical section by clinical rationale, anatomy, examination technique, findings, and interpretation for convenient, userreference.
  • Details all aspects of ultrasound vascular diagnosis: peripheral arteries, peripheral veins, carotid arteries, vertebral arteries, transcranial Doppler, and abdominal vessels.
  • Offers chapters on physiological diagnostic techniques such as plethysmography, segmental pressure examination, ankle brachial index, and more.
  • Includes numerous tables that conveniently display examination protocols, normal values, diagnostic parameters, and ultrasound findings in selected conditions.
  • Illustrates important techniques with hundreds of lavish line drawings and clinical ultrasound examples.
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    Contents

    SECTION
    4
    EXTREMITY VEINS
    12
    COLORFLOW IMAGING
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