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Guide to the Ultrasound Examination of the Abdomen

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  • © 1986

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Authors:
  1. M. Leon Skolnick

    1. School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
      Ultrasound Laboratory, Presbyterian-University Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Abscess Search

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    Pages 1-10

  3. Ascites Search

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    Pages 11-15

  4. Biliary

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    Pages 17-38

  5. Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy

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    Pages 39-41

  6. Kidney: Native

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    Pages 43-68

  7. Kidney: Transplant

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    Pages 69-79

  8. Liver

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    Pages 81-112

  9. Painful Or Tender Regions

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    Pages 113-115

  10. Palpable Masses

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    Pages 117-120

  11. Pancreas

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    Pages 121-145

  12. Pelvis: Female, Nonpregnant

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    Pages 147-178

  13. Pelvis: Male

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    Pages 179-194

  14. Retroperitoneum

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    Pages 195-213

  15. Spleen

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    Pages 215-235

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 237-241
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and User's Guide Abdominal ultrasound examinations are now performed mainly with real-time instrumentation, thereby giving the user tremendous flexi­ bility in the manner in which the examination is conducted. However, with such flexibility come significant problems as well. Because fields of view are small, and because the operator can readily move the probe anywhere in the abdomen to see structures in a variety of planes and sections, it is relatively easy to become disoriented or to miss significant findings unless the examination protocol is care­ fully devised. The operator must approach the task of scanning the patient in a logical and organized way that is related to the patient's clinical findings as well as to the findings discovered during the ultra­ sound examination. This book has been written to assist the operator in performing an organized and directed ultrasound examination by providing in outline form a sequential approach to the scanning' of abdominal organs and regions. This approach has several functions: 1) to indicate the structures within the organ or region that should be scanned; 2) to suggest other regions to examine if abnormalities within the initially imaged structures are detected; and 3) to suggest differential diagnostic possibilities when abnormalities are seen.

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA

    M. Leon Skolnick

  • Ultrasound Laboratory, Presbyterian-University Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA

    M. Leon Skolnick

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Guide to the Ultrasound Examination of the Abdomen

  • Authors: M. Leon Skolnick

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4878-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1986

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-4878-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 241

  • Number of Illustrations: 102 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Ultrasound, Hepatology, Gastroenterology

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