Differential diagnosis in ultrasound imaging [E-Book]

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Authorized translation of the 3rd German edition published and copyrighted 2014 by Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart.

Differential Diagnosis in Ultrasound Imaging; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Contributors; 1 Vessels; 1.1 Aorta, Vena Cava, and Peripheral Vessels; Aorta, Arteries; Anomalies and Variant Positions; Dilatation; Stenosis; Wall Thickening; Intraluminal Mass; Perivascular Mass; Vena Cava, Veins; Anomalies; Dilatation; Intraluminal Mass; Compression, Infiltration; 1.2 Portal Vein and Its Tributaries; Enlarged Lumen Diameter; Portal Hypertension; Intraluminal Mass; Thrombosis; Tumor; 2 Liver; Diffuse Changes in Hepatic Parenchyma; Enlarged Liver; Small Liver.

Homogeneous Hypoechoic TextureHomogeneous Hyperechoic Texture; Regionally Inhomogeneous Texture; Diffuse Inhomogeneous Texture; Localized Changes in Hepatic Parenchyma; Anechoic Masses; Hypoechoic Masses; Isoechoic Masses; Hyperechoic Masses; Echogenic Masses; Irregular Masses; Differential Diagnosis of Focal Lesions; Diagnostic Methods; Suspected Diagnosis; 3 Biliary Tree and Gallbladder; 3.1 Biliary Tree; Thickening of the Bile Duct Wall; Localized and Diffuse; Bile Duct Rarefaction; Localized and Diffuse; Bile Duct Dilatation and Intraductal Pressure; Intrahepatic; Hilar and Prepancreatic.

IntrapancreaticPapillary; Abnormal Intraluminal Bile Duct Findings; Foreign Body; Differential Diagnosis of Sonographic Cholestasis; The Seven Most Important Questions; 3.2 Gallbladder; Changes in Size; Large Gallbladder; Small/Missing Gallbladder; Wall Changes; General Hypoechogenicity; General Hyperechogenicity; Focal Hypoechogenicity/ Hyperechogenicity; General Tumor; Focal Tumor; Intraluminal Changes; Hyperechoic; Hypoechoic; Nonvisualized Gallbladder; Missing Gallbladder; Obscured Gallbladder; 4 Pancreas; Diffuse Pancreatic Change; Large Pancreas; Small Pancreas; Hypoechoic Texture.

Hyperechoic TextureFocal Changes; Anechoic Lesion; Hypoechoic Lesion; Isoechoic Lesion; Hyperechoic Lesion; Irregular (Complex Structured) Lesion; Dilatation of the Pancreatic Duct; Marginal/Mild Dilatation; Marked Dilatation; 5 Spleen ; Nonfocal Changes of the Spleen; Diffuse Parenchymal Changes; Large Spleen; Small Spleen; Focal Changes of the Spleen; Anechoic Mass; Hypoechoic Mass; Hyperechoic Mass; Splenic Calcification; 6 Lymph Nodes; Peripheral Lymph Nodes; Head/Neck; Extremities (Axilla, Groin); Abdominal Lymph Nodes; Porta Hepatis; Splenic Hilum.

Mesentery (Celiac, Upper and Lower Mesenteric Station)Retroperitoneum (Para-Aortic, Paracaval, Aortointercaval, and lliac Station); 7 Castrointestinal Tract; Stomach; Focal Wall Changes; Extended Wall Changes; Dilated Lumen; Narrowed Lumen; Small/Large Intestine; Focal Wall Changes; Extended Wall Changes; Dilated Lumen; Narrowed Lumen; 8 Peritoneal Cavity; Diffuse Changes; Anechoic Structure; Hypoechoic Structure; Hyperechoic Structure; Localized Changes; Anechoic Structure; Hypoechoic Structure; Hyperechoic Structure; Wall Structures; Smooth Margin; Irregular Margin.

Praise for the previous edition: Remarkable, richly illustrated textbook ... enriched by numerous demonstrative illustrations ... the quality of all the 2397 illustrations is an iconographic achievement. Practically no criticism can be raised for this most remarkable book, which one expects will have a wide diffusion. -- Clinical Imaging Differential Diagnosis in Ultrasound Imaging, Second Edition, is a complete revision and extension of this best-selling Thieme title, bringing it up to date with the very latest clinical and technological standards. With a specific focus on general abdominal,

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