Introduction to Vascular Ultrasonography, 6 Rev ed.

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SECTION 1: BASICS * Hemodynamic considerations in peripheral vascular and cerebrovascular disease * Physics and instrumentation in Doppler and B-mode ultrasonography * Basic concepts of doppler frequency spectrum analysis and ultrasound blood flow imaging * Vascular applications of ultrasound contrast agents SECTION 2: CEREBRAL VESSELS * The role of ultrasound in the management of cerebrovascular disease * Normal cerbrovascular anatomy and collateral pathways * Normal findings and technical aspects of carotid sonography * Ultrasound assessment of carotid plaque * Ultrasound assessment of carotid stenosis * Carotid occlusion, unusual carotid pathology and tricky carotid cases * Ultrasound assessment of the vertebral arteries * Ultrasound assessment of the intracranial arteries SECTION 3: EXTREMITY ARTERIES * Arterial anatomy of the extremities * Nonimaging physiologic tests for assessment of lower extremity arterial disease * Assessment of upper extremity arterial occlusive arterial disease * Ultrasound evaluation before and after hemodialysis access * Ultrasound assessment of lower extremity arteries * Ultrasound assessment during and after carotid peripheral intervention * Ultrasound in the assessment and management of arterial emergencies SECTION 4: EXTREMITY VEINS * Risk factors and the role of ultrasound in the management of extremity venous disease * Extremity venous anatomy and technique for ultrasound examination * Ultrasound diagnosis of lower extremity venous thrombosis * Controversies in venous ultrasound * Ultrasound diagnosis of venous insufficiency * Nonvascular pathology encountered during venous sonography SECTION 5: ABDOMEN AND PELVIS * Anatomy and normal doppler signatures of abdominal vessels * Ultrasound assessment of the abdominal aorta * Ultrasound imaging assessment following endovascular aortic aneurysm repair * Ultrasound assessment of the splanchnic (mesenteric) arteries * Ultrasound assessment of the hepatic vasculature * Ultrasound assessment of native renal vessels * Duplex ultrasound evaluation of the uterus and ovaries * Duplex ultrasound evaluation of the male genitalia * Evaluation of Organ Transplants * Screening for Vascular Disease * Correlative imaging * Accreditation and the vascular lab