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Tumour Diagnostics of the Liver with Echo Enhancers

Colour Atlas

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  • © 1998

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Authors:
  1. Wolfram Wermke

    1. Campus Charité Mitte Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology Clinic, Humboldt University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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  2. Bernhard Gaßmann

    1. Institute of Medical Physics, Buch Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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  • Development of echo enhancers suitable for 2nd harmonic imaging has opened up new avenues for the use of ultrasound in diagnosis of abdominal disease

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Table of contents (33 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-9
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  2. Physical and Technical Essentials

    1. Colour and Power Doppler

      • Wolfram Wermke, Bernhard Gaßmann
      Pages 10-14

    2. Echo Enhancers

      • Wolfram Wermke, Bernhard Gaßmann
      Pages 15-19

    3. 2nd Harmonic Imaging

      • Wolfram Wermke, Bernhard Gaßmann
      Pages 20-25

  3. Liver Haemangioma

    1. Sonomorphology, Vascularisation and Signal Behaviour

      • Wolfram Wermke, Bernhard Gaßmann
      Pages 26-26

    2. Capillary Haemangioma

      • Wolfram Wermke, Bernhard Gaßmann
      Pages 27-32

    3. Fibrosed Capillary Haemangioma

      • Wolfram Wermke, Bernhard Gaßmann
      Pages 33-36

    4. Partially Thrombosed Cavernous Haemangioma

      • Wolfram Wermke, Bernhard Gaßmann
      Pages 37-45

    5. Thrombosed Cavernous Haemangioma

      • Wolfram Wermke, Bernhard Gaßmann
      Pages 46-53

    6. High-flow Haemangioma

      • Wolfram Wermke, Bernhard Gaßmann
      Pages 54-77

  4. Focal Nodular Hyperplasia

    1. Sonomorphology, Vacularisation and Signal Behaviour

      • Wolfram Wermke, Bernhard Gaßmann
      Pages 78-78

    2. Focal Nodular Hyperplasia

      • Wolfram Wermke, Bernhard Gaßmann
      Pages 79-111

  5. Liver Cell Adenoma

    1. Sonomorphology, Vascularisation and Signal Behaviour

      • Wolfram Wermke, Bernhard Gaßmann
      Pages 112-112

    2. Comparison of Vascularisation: Liver Cell Adenoma · Focal Nodular Hyperplasia

      • Wolfram Wermke, Bernhard Gaßmann
      Pages 113-113

    3. Liver Cell Adenoma

      • Wolfram Wermke, Bernhard Gaßmann
      Pages 114-129

    4. Liver Cell Adenomatosis

      • Wolfram Wermke, Bernhard Gaßmann
      Pages 130-131

  6. Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    1. Sonomorphology, Vascularisation and Signal Behaviour

      • Wolfram Wermke, Bernhard Gaßmann
      Pages 132-132

    2. Hepatocellular Carcinoma

      • Wolfram Wermke, Bernhard Gaßmann
      Pages 133-171

  7. Liver Metastases

    1. Sonomorphology, Vascularisation and Signal Behaviour

      • Wolfram Wermke, Bernhard Gaßmann
      Pages 172-195

  8. Miscellaneous

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 196-196
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About this book

This atlas covers "virgin territory in the field of sonography". tumours, all of these have allowed us to derive general statements as Cultivation of this territory has been made possible a) by the develop­ to signal enhancement in different types of liver lesion. ment of a signal enhancement agent consisting of gas microbubbles which are able to pass through the lungs and are capable of re­ Here, similarities were found with other imaging procedures which sonance and b) by the technical realisation of 2nd harmonic imaging. also make use of contrast agents. Both of these have been available to us since April 1996. Haemangiomas receive special attention in this book. This is due This book stems from the particular situation of a long friendship to their frequent occurrence and the outstanding improvements in dia­ between a physicist with medical knowledge and a physician with gnosis which are provided by echo enhancers. technical expertise. The equipment settings and the examination pro­ cedure which form the basis for the images in the atlas are the result We are convinced that an echo-enhanced sonography that pro­ of intensive efforts, originating in a desire to achieve the maximum vides few artefacts will have an important role to play in the future. that is physically feasible and clinically desirable. This procedure is Our results to date justify the assumption that additional diagnostic now routine in our Sonography Department. procedures can be dispensed with when echo-enhanced ultrasound findings are clear.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Campus Charité Mitte Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology Clinic, Humboldt University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Wolfram Wermke

  • Institute of Medical Physics, Buch Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Bernhard Gaßmann

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Tumour Diagnostics of the Liver with Echo Enhancers

  • Book Subtitle: Colour Atlas

  • Authors: Wolfram Wermke, Bernhard Gaßmann

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46873-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Wolfram Wermke, Bernhard Gaßmann, Berlin 1998

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-46873-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 227

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 778 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Ultrasound, Gastroenterology

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