Clinical Doppler Ultrasound with CD-ROM

Clinical Doppler Ultrasound is a unique, highly practical guide to those taking up Doppler techniques and who wish to obtain an understanding of the techniques, their major applications and their role in patient management.

Beautifully illustrated in colour throughout, this is an essential introduction to the topic, written by experts in the field. Thoroughly updated to include the latest equipment and techniques, this is an ideal purchase for trainee radiologists with an interest in the topic, or consultants who wish to improve their technique. Vascular surgeons and vascular imaging technicians will also find the book useful.

Included with the new edition is a free CD-Rom containing real-time clips of Doppler imaging to further illustrate and complement the concepts discussed in the book.

Key Features

Discusses everything you need to know from anatomy, scanning, and technique, to normal and abnormal findings and their interpretation.

Explains both the advantages and the limitations of using Doppler imaging so you can make an informed decision every time.

Covers the basic principles behind the techniques so you can understand the why as well as the how.

Contains detailed protocols for acquiring optimal images and avoiding errors.

Uses 450 high-quality illustrations to bring techniques to life.

New to this Edition

Includes a bonus CD-ROM containing real-time videos of Doppler imaging to further demonstrate key techniques and diagnoses.

Contains new chapters on ultrasonic echo-enhancing agents and the ultrasound of transplants.

Presents the latest developments in scanning technologies such as harmonic imaging and pulse inversion.

Related Titles

Ultrasound, 2nd Edition : The Requisites
Introduction to Vascular Ultrasonography, 5th Edition
Diagnostic Ultrasound, 3rd Edition : 2-Volume Set

Table of Contents
1. Physics - Principles, Practice and Artefacts.

2. Haemodynamics and Blood Flow.

3. The Carotid and Vertebral Arteries and Transcranial Colour Doppler.

4. The Peripheral Arteries.

5. The Peripheral Veins.

6. The Aorta and Inferior Vena Cava.

7. Doppler Ultrasound of the Liver.

8. The Kidney.

9. Doppler Ultrasound Evaluation of Renal Transplantation.

10. Doppler Imaging of the Prostate.

11. Doppler Imaging of the Penis.

12. The Scrotum.

13. The Female Pelvis.

14. Clinical Applications of Doppler Ultrasound in Obstetrics.

15. Appendix: System Controls and Their Uses.




Author Information
By Paul L. Allan, BSc, DMRD, FRCR, FRCPE, Consultant Radiologist, University of Edinburgh and Royal Infirmary Edinburgh, UK.; W. Norman McDicken, PhD, FIPEM, Head, Department of Medical Physics and Medical Engineering, University of Edinburgh and Royal Infirmary Edinburgh, UK.; Myron A. Pozniak, MD, Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, WI, USA.; and Paul A. Dubbins, BSc, MBBS, FRCR, Consultant Radiologist, Department of Radiology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK.