Overview
Serves as an up-to-date guide for diagnosing and monitoring a wide range of rheumatic diseases using musculoskeletal ultrasound
Provides numerous color figures, examples, check-off lists and step-by-step scanning instructions
With contributions by international experts in rheumatology and musculoskeletal ultrasound
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book is a practical and evidence-based guide to performing clinical musculoskeletal ultrasound for patients suffering from various rheumatic diseases. It represents the best current thinking on the role of ultrasonography in the assessment of pathology, diagnosis and treatment of these disorders. Following introductory chapters covering fundamental techniques and pitfalls of musculoskeletal ultrasound, the book discusses the uses of ultrasound to identify and monitor different rheumatic conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, osteoarthritis, pediatric musculoskeletal disorders, carpal tunnel syndrome and inflammatory conditions. It concludes with a chapter dedicated to ultrasound-guided interventional procedures, with illustrations depicting patients and probe positioning. Featuring contributions from a large international group of leaders in musculoskeletal ultrasonography, Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography in Rheumatic Diseases is an authoritative reference for rheumatologists, sonographers, radiologists and orthopedic specialists.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Yasser El Miedany, MD, FRCP
Department of Rheumatology
Darent Valley Hospital
Dartford, UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography in Rheumatic Diseases
Editors: Yasser El Miedany
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15723-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-15722-1Published: 28 May 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35832-1Published: 13 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-15723-8Published: 15 May 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 389
Number of Illustrations: 95 b/w illustrations, 221 illustrations in colour
Topics: Rheumatology, Ultrasound, Pathology