Making Sense of Vascular Ultrasound: A Hands-On Guide

Features include: * Hands-on, practical approach to the diagnosis of vascular disease * High-resolution ultrasound images and informative line diagrams * Indicates quickly and exactly what the doctor needs to know This manual of vascular ultrasound is designed to give users a hands-on practical approach to the diagnosis and classification of vascular disease, including problems in the brain, the limbs and the highly topical issue of deep vein thrombosis. Highly structured for ease of reference, each regional chapter covers anatomy, pathology, clinical presentations, differential diagnosis, what the doctor needs to know, normal findings and criteria for disease as seen by ultrasound, comprehensive protocols and ultrasound images to collect for reports. The book also provides an overview of the physical principles of ultrasound, the physiology of blood flow, vascular pathology, setting up a vascular ultrasound diagnosis service, and interventional vascular ultrasound pocedures .