Ultrasound Diagnosis of Digestive Diseases

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XVI

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2. General Principles

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Principles of Ultrasonography and Types of Ultrasound Imaging

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      Pages 3-19

   3. Types of Tissue Echo Pattern and Artifacts

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   4. Examination Methods and Positioning

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      Pages 37-42

   5. An Anatomic Guide in Examination of the Upper Abdomen: Echoangiography

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      Pages 43-72

3. The Liver

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Examination Techniques

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      Pages 75-82

   3. Sonoanatomy of the Liver

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      Pages 83-105

   4. Hepatomegaly and Diffuse Liver Diseases

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      Pages 107-120

   5. Metastases

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      Pages 121-149

   6. Primary Tumors of the Liver

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      Pages 151-178

   7. Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension

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      Pages 179-203

   8. Abscesses, Cysts, and Parasitoses

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      Pages 205-238

   9. Differential Diagnosis

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      Pages 239-246

   10. The Postoperative Liver

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   11. Juxtahepatic Liquid Collections, Peritoneum, and Ascites

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       Pages 255-292

4. The Bile Ducts

   1. Front Matter

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   2. The Bile Ducts: Examination Techniques and Sonoanatomy

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      Pages 295-313

   3. Biliary Lithiasis and Cholecystitis

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      Pages 315-347

During the 1970s ultrasonography developed along different paths in continental Eu­ rope and the English-speaking world. Whereas static imaging dominated the United Kingdom and North America, real-time examination performed by physicians was the norm in the Federal Republic of Germany and France. Francis Weill was uniquely able to bridge the gap between the two schools since he employed both techniques extensively. He made many important contributions to ab­ dominal ultrasonography during that decade, including the first descriptions of peri­ pancreatic vascular anatomy, the sonographic diagnostic features of obstructive jaun­ dice, and the localization of intraperitoneal fluid collections. During the past 20 years he has been working on an evolving textbook of gastroin­ testinal ultrasonography. This edition in English is the latest fruit of that effort. There are many textbooks of ultrasonography but very few are the work of a single author with a systematic, consistent, and thoroughly organized approach. Moreover, a work that has been crafted and refined by 20 years of clinical experience is certainly unique in this field. My relationship to this book began with the first English edition which I helped to translate from French. The current volume is a revised version of the most recent French edition, a book that we have found to be an invaluable reference in our de­ partment of radiological ultrasound for anyone who can manage a bit of French. I .

• Abdomen
• Baucherkrankung
• Bauchspeicheldrüse
• Erkrankungen der Verdauungsorgane
• Gallenwege
• Magen-Darm-Trakt
• Milz
• Ultraschalldiagnose
• Ultraschalldiagnostik
• bile ducts
• diagnostic imaging
• digestive diseases
• digestive tract
• liver
• pancreas
• ultrason
• Ultrasonography
• hepatology

• Chaire de Radiodiagnostic, Radiologie A Hôpital Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France

  Francis S. Weill

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