Textbook of Diagnostic Sonography - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 8th Edition

• UPDATED! Content reflects the newest curriculum standards so students have the information they need to pass the boards.
• NEW! Full coverage of general/abdominal, transplantation, superficial structures, pediatrics, fetal heart, and obstetric/gynecologic sonography, along with several new chapters on vascular sonography, hemodynamics, and introduction to echocardiography, provides students with the information needed to pass the boards and succeed in clinicals.
• NEW! Updated images depict the latest advances in the field of sonography and help students prepare for the boards and clinicals.
• NEW! Key words in chapter openers focus students’ attention on the terms that they are required to know and understand.
• NEW! Bulleted summary lists at the end of each chapter reinforce important concepts.
• NEW! A condensed bibliography at the end of the book lists essential references and guides students in the direction to obtain more information in a given area.
• Full-color presentation, including color scans of gross pathology photos, where appropriate, enhances students’ learning experience and the teaching value of the text.
• Pathology tables　give students quick access to clinical findings, laboratory findings, sonography findings, and differential considerations.
• Pedagogy, including chapter objectives and outlines, alerts students to the important information they will learn in each chapter.
• Evolve site includes PowerPoint slides, an image bank, review questions and a workbook answer key for students, and a test bank for faculty to aid in the reinforcement and teaching of sonography skills.
• Sonography Findings, highlighted with icon and special type, call attention to key clinical information.

• NEW! Full coverage of general/abdominal, transplantation, superficial structures, pediatrics, fetal heart, and obstetric/gynecologic sonography, along with several new chapters on vascular sonography, hemodynamics, and introduction to echocardiography, provides you with the information needed to pass the boards and succeed in clinicals.
• UPDATED! Content reflects the newest curriculum standards so you have the information you need to pass the boards.
• NEW! Updated images depict the latest advances in the field of sonography and help you prepare for the boards and clinicals.
• NEW! Key words in chapter openers focus your attention on the terms that you are required to know and understand.
• NEW! Bulleted summary lists at the end of each chapter reinforce important concepts.
• NEW! A condensed bibliography at the end of the book lists essential references and guides you in the direction to obtain more information in a given area.

Volume One

Part I: Foundations of Sonography
1. Foundations of Clinical Sonography
2. Essentials of Patient Care for the Sonographer
3. Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Issues in Sonography
4. Introduction to Anatomical Relationships in the Abdominal-Pelvic Cavity
5. Comparative Sectional Anatomy of the Abdominal-Pelvic Cavity
6. Basic Ultrasound:  Scanning Techniques, Terminology & Tips
7. Artifacts in General Ultrasound Images

PART II: Abdomen
8. Vascular System
9. Liver
10. Gallbladder and the Biliary System
11. Spleen
12. Pancreas
13. Gastrointestinal Tract
14. Peritoneal Cavity and Abdominal Wall
15. Urinary System
16. Retroperitoneum
17. Ultrasound Contrast Agents in the Abdomen
18. Ultrasound-Guided Interventional Techniques
19. Emergent Ultrasound Procedures
20. Sonographic Techniques in the Transplant Patient

PART III: Superficial Structures
21. The Breast
22. The Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands
23. The Scrotum
24. The Musculoskeletal System

PART IV: Pediatrics
25. Neonatal & Pediatric Abdomen
26. Neonatal and Pediatric Adrenal & Urinary System
27. Neonatal & Infant Head
28. Infant & Pediatric Hip
29. Neonatal & Infant Spine

Volume Two

PART V: The Thoracic Cavity
30. Anatomic and Physiologic Relationships within the Thoracic Cavity
31. Hemodynamics for the Sonographer
32. Introduction to Echocardiographic Techniques, Terminology & Tips
33. Clinical Applications of Echocardiography:
34. Clinical Applications of Echocardiography
35. Fetal Echocardiography: Beyond the Four Chambers
36. Fetal Echocardiography: Congenital Heart Disease

Part VI: Cerebrovascular
37. Extracranial Cerebrovascular Evaluation
38. Intracranial Cerebrovascular Evaluation
39. Peripheral Arterial Evaluation
40. Peripheral Venous Evaluation

PART VII: Gynecology
41. Normal Anatomy and Physiology of the Female Pelvis
42. Sonographic Evaluation of the Female Pelvis
43. Pathology of the Uterus
44. Pathology of the Ovaries
45. Pathology of the Adnexa
46. The Role of Sonography in Female Infertility

PART VIII: Obstetrics
47. The Role of Sonography in Obstetrics
48. Clinical Ethics for Obstetric Sonography
49. The Normal First Trimester
50. First-Trimester Complications
51. Sonography of the Second and Third Trimesters
52. Obstetric Measurements and Gestational Age
53. Fetal Growth Assessment by Sonography
54. Sonography and High-Risk Pregnancy
55. Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Abnormalities
56. The Placenta
57. The Umbilical Cord
58. Amniotic Fluid, Fetal Membranes, and Fetal Hydrops
59. The Fetal Face and Neck
60. The Fetal Neural Axis
61. The Fetal Thorax
62. The Fetal Anterior Abdominal Wall
63. The Fetal Abdomen
64. The Fetal Urogenital System
65. The Fetal Skeleton