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Ultrasound Fundamentals

An Evidence-Based Guide for Medical Practitioners

  • Provides an overview to using ultrasound within inpatient and outpatient settings and in various specialties

  • Practical, concise and evidence-based

  • Written by experts in topics related to ultrasound from different institutions and clinical specialties and fully illustrated

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Table of contents (33 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
  2. Ultrasound Basics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Ultrasound Physics & Overview

      • Atin Saha, Mahan Mathur
      Pages 3-16
    3. Basic Ultrasound Needling Techniques

      • Benjamin Portal, Karina Gritsenko, Melinda Aquino
      Pages 25-28
    4. Practical US Guided Vascular Access

      • Sean P. Clifford, Jiapeng Huang
      Pages 29-44
  3. Head and Neck Ultrasound

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45
    2. Ultrasound for Head Assessment: Diagnosis and Treatment

      • Alan David Kaye, Matthew Brian Novitch, Jennifer Kaiser
      Pages 47-53
    3. Ultrasound-Guided Neck Assessment

      • Andrew Brunk, Erik Helander, Alan David Kaye
      Pages 55-59
    4. The Utility of Ultrasound in Airway Management

      • Amit Prabhakar, Babar Fiza, Natalie Ferrero, Vanessa Moll
      Pages 61-63
    5. Ultrasound Technique for Common Head and Neck Blocks

      • Avijit Sharma, Praba Boominathan, Robert Ming-Der Chow
      Pages 65-75
  4. Upper and Lower Extremity Ultrasound

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
    2. The Techniques and Merit of Ultrasound in Orthopaedics

      • Cristina Terhoeve, Robert Zura, John Reach, Andrew King
      Pages 79-85
    3. Shoulder Joint Sonoanatomy and Ultrasound-Guided Shoulder Joint Injection

      • Allan Zhang, George C. Chang Chien
      Pages 87-97
    4. Elbow Joint Sonoanatomy and Ultrasound-Guided Elbow Joint Injection

      • Allan Zhang, George C. Chang Chien
      Pages 99-107
    5. Wrist Joint Sonoanatomy and Ultrasound-Guided Wrist Joint Injection

      • Jason Kajbaf, George C. Chang Chien
      Pages 109-119
    6. Ultrasound Guided Brachial Plexus Block

      • Jinlei Li, Avijit Sharma, Ellesse Credaroli, Nalini Vadivelu, Henry Liu
      Pages 121-128
    7. Hip Joint Sonoanatomy and Ultrasound-Guided Hip Joint Injection

      • Jason Kajbaf, George C. Chang Chien
      Pages 129-134
    8. Knee Joint Sonoanatomy and Ultrasound-Guided Knee Joint Injection

      • Jason Kajbaf, George C. Chang Chien
      Pages 135-142
    9. Ankle Sonoanatomy and US Guided Joint Blocks

      • Soo Yeon Kim, Chaiyaporn Kulsakdinun, Jung H. Kim
      Pages 143-148

About this book

Written by experts in the field, this concise and evidence-based ultrasound text includes key topics ranging from the head and neck to the upper and lower extremity, covering all the clinically relevant sonoanatomy. This 33-chapter book emphasizes the practical use of ultrasound for the diagnosis and treatment of a multitude of conditions in various specialty areas such as airway management, cardiovascular disease assessment, pulmonary status evaluation, orthopedics, gynecology and pediatrics.  The optimal techniques and the step-by-step interpretation of normal and pathologic sonoanatomy are discussed in detail. This text can be used as a starting point for the study of ultrasound guided diagnosis and treatment, a refresher manual for sonoanatomy on major organ systems, or a last-minute guide before a bedside procedure. There is a great breadth of material that is covered in a comprehensive manner, making it a great resource for board review and exam preparation for various medical, surgical and allied specialties. 

   

Unique and pragmatic, Ultrasound Fundamentals is a back to basics manual on normal and pathologic sonoanatomy of head and neck, upper and lower extremity, chest, abdomen and other major organ systems


Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA

    Jinlei Li, Robert Ming-Der Chow

  • Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University, New Haven, USA

    Nalini Vadivelu

  • Department of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neurosciences LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, USA

    Alan David Kaye

About the editors



Jinlei Li M.D., Ph.D., F.A.S.A.

Associate Professor Department of Anesthesiology

Yale University School of Medicine

Director of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine Service at YNHH






Robert Ming-Der Chow MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Yale University School of Medicine


Nalini Vadivelu MD
Professor Department of Anesthesiology 
Yale University School of Medicine
Clinical Director of Ambulatory Pain YNHH

Co-editor of Essentials of Pain Management and Essentials of Regional Anesthesia, both by Springer and Pocket Pain medicine by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.



Alan David Kaye

Louisiana State University

Department of Anesthesiology

New Orleans, LA

USA




Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ultrasound Fundamentals

  • Book Subtitle: An Evidence-Based Guide for Medical Practitioners

  • Editors: Jinlei Li, Robert Ming-Der Chow, Nalini Vadivelu, Alan David Kaye

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46839-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-46838-5Published: 04 March 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-46841-5Published: 05 March 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-46839-2Published: 03 March 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 382

  • Number of Illustrations: 124 b/w illustrations, 304 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Ultrasound, Anesthesiology

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eBook USD 139.00
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  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 179.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 249.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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