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Ideal for radiology residents and technicians, this concise "workbook" is the perfect guide to the use of ultrasound scanners. Designed as a learning tool, it introduces the various applications of scanners for all organs, including positioning, step-by-step descriptions of each procedure, representative ultrasound scans of normal and pathological findings, explanatory drawings, and an overview of the most important measurement data. Finally, self-assessment quizzes - including answers - at the end of each chapter help monitor progress and evaluate knowledge.

"Hands-on guide..organized like a sonography course, including positioning and step-by-step descriptions of each procedure. The front and back covers open for additional quick information. This edition is updated with the newest techniques.. It is heavily illustrated with sometimes extra alternative imaging modalities. Checklists and some normal values are provided on pocket-sized cards, which is convenient for a quick review. In conclusion, this new edition of a famous ultrasound workbook is ideal and attractive for radiology residents as a self-teaching manual."--Surgical Radiologic Anatomy

"A brief but handy reference...the back cover's flap makes identification of the numbered anatomy easy...The arrangement of the sonograms with a corresponding line drawing makes it a very useful anatomical reference...a good addition to the basic reference library for beginning sonographers...a useful book for a beginner as a means to learn basic sonography."--ADVANCE for Imaging and Radiation Therapy

"Oriented for use as a workbook and self-study manual."--Book News

"Will certainly have..success in the USA. The manual, which..is quite inexpensive, represents the desire by the publisher to offer an easy-to-obtain didactic "workbook" on general ultrasonography directed to the students of sonography and to the young physicians interested in the roles of ultrasonography. The text is very clear, with informative drawings, and there is a good number of scoring boards reporting the normal values of the different measurements, in particular dealing with the pregnancy status. The iconography is of good quality.."--Clinical Imaging