Overview
- Illustrates the technique and advantages of thoracic ultrasound
- Includes images and diagrams that simplify comprehension
- Provides non-radiologists with essential know-how for using thoracic ultrasound as an extension of their physical examination
- Includes contributions from international experts in thoracic ultrasound specific applications
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Technique
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Semeiotics and Integrated Imaging
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Applications
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Clinical and Radiological Correlations
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About this book
This book focuses on thoracic ultrasound, a versatile, diagnostically accurate, low-cost, noninvasive and non-ionizing imaging technique. Thanks to portable devices, the method can be used to provide quick and accurate diagnoses in emergency settings, during transport, or at the patient’s bedside in intensive care units. In addition, as a dynamic examination that allows “real-time” assessment, it can be used to optimize diagnoses, the use of respiratory support equipment, surgical interventions and physiopathological assessments, both in critical patients and those with chronic conditions. Lastly, since it avoids ionizing radiation, thoracic ultrasound offers a first-line diagnostic tool for thoracic disease assessment in connection with pregnancy, neonatology and pediatrics.
Pursuing a practical approach, this book also addresses the technological components that are needed in order to adequately set up the equipment. This integrated approach provides non-radiologists with essential know-how on using thoracic ultrasound as an extension of their physical examinations. Specific chapters are dedicated to thoracic ultrasound applications in neonatology, pediatrics and emergency medicine, as well as guided procedures and diaphragm function studies. Thoracic ultrasound has been a central element in the editors’ clinical and experimental work for several years, and the book also includes contributions by prominent international experts on specific applications. Given its content and scope, the book will be of interest to all medical practitioners seeking a practical approach to thoracic ultrasound.
Reviews
“It is well written and illustrated and highly recommended as a text for aspiring and experienced practitioners, including sonographers, clinicians and radiologists.” (D Maudgil, RAD Magazine, October, 2020)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Francesco Feletti is a Radiologist at the Local Health Authority of Romagna’s Department of Diagnostic Imaging, at the S. Maria delle Croci Hospital in Ravenna. His main fields of practice are Emergency Radiology, Musculoskeletal Imaging and Interventional Imaging. In addition, he has a unique research record and considerable expertise in extreme sports medicine.
Bruna Malta is a Radiologist at the University Hospital of Ferrara’s Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Laboratory Medicine. Her main fields of interest are Diagnostic Imaging of the Thorax, Emergency Radiology and Pediatric Radiology.
Andrea Aliverti is Full Professor, Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria (DEIB), Politecnico di Milano University, Italy. His main research fields include Bioengineering of the Respiratory System, Physiological Measurements, Biomedical Instrumentation, Lung Imaging, Functional Evaluation and Respiratory Mechanics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Thoracic Ultrasound and Integrated Imaging
Editors: Francesco Feletti, Bruna Malta, Andrea Aliverti
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93055-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-93054-1Published: 07 March 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-93055-8Published: 06 March 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 262
Number of Illustrations: 143 b/w illustrations, 313 illustrations in colour
Topics: Imaging / Radiology, Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics, Pneumology/Respiratory System, Emergency Medicine, Thoracic Surgery