SURGICAL AND INTERVENTIONAL ULTRASOUND

Surgical and Interventional Ultrasound

All the guidance you need to enhance your understanding and clinical application of ultrasound
Surgical and Interventional Ultrasound?offers a thorough survey of image-guided treatments in the OR, in the endoscopy suite, and at the bedside. This one-stop clinical companion spans virtually every kind of surgical and interventional specialty that utilizes ultrasound and delivers high-yield perspectives on using these techniques to ensure accurate clinical decision making.
FEATURES:
An all-in-one primer for ultrasound–packed with valuable how-to’s and insights that take you through the basic exam and the full scope of interventions
Essential content for residents that supplements training in surgery residency programs–from the Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) exam, to intraoperative ultrasound and ultrasound-guided procedures such as breast biopsy or radiofrequency ablation
Up-to-date, multidisciplinary focus on surgical and interventional ultrasound?covers the array of procedures for which ultrasound is increasingly utilized
Full-color illustrations with hundreds of ultrasound images
Valuable opening chapter on the physics of ultrasound, which enables better quality images and a better understanding of image interpretation
Important chapter on advanced technologies?highlights 3D ultrasound imaging and contrast ultrasound, drawing attention to their safe and effective implementation in surgical practice
Emphasis on ultrasound-guided anesthesia?explains how ultrasound can enhance the precision of regional anesthetic procedures