Vascular ultrasound : how, why and when

Revised edition of: Peripheral vascular ultrasound : how, why, and when / Abigail Thrush, Timothy Hartshorne. 2nd ed. 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book offers a compact yet comprehensive practical guide for anyone working in the field of vascular sonography. It is written by expert practitioners as an easily accessible reference, providing key information suited to sonographers in their day-to-day practice. It covers essential vascular investigations undertaken by ultrasound departments and vascular laboratories in more detail than general ultrasound textbooks, but without overwhelming sonographers with highly complex information that may not be relevant to them. Here you will find essential information including the principle of ultrasound physics to enable accurate assessment of the peripheral circulation and blood flow, the use of the main scanner functions and controls, the main disorders of the arterial and venous circulation system with appropriate treatment and management, and techniques for the diagnosis and grading of disease.