Without a deep understanding of what normal anatomy looks like in ultrasound images, you may have a tough time recognizing abnormalities. Thankfully, Sonography:: Introduction to Normal Structure and Function, 6th Edition, provides the firm grounding in normal anatomy and physiology that you need from an ultrasound perspective. This highly visual text uses a wealth of ultrasound images accompanied by labeled drawings with detailed legends to increase your comfort with normal anatomy as it appears during scanning. A consistent chapter format also makes the content easy to navigate and reinforces standard protocols for scanning each area of the body.
Section I: Clinical Applications 1. Before, During, and After the Ultrasound Examination 2. Ultrasound Instrumentation: “Knobology,” Imaging Processing, and Storage 3. General Patient Care 4. Introduction to Ergonomics and Sonographer Safety
Section II: Sonographic Approach to Understanding Anatomy 5. Interdependent Body Systems 6. Anatomy Layering and Sectional Anatomy 7. Embryology 8. Introduction to Laboratory Values
Section III: Abdominal Sonography 9. The Abdominal Aorta 10. The Inferior Vena Cava 11. The Portal Venous System 12. The Liver 13. The Biliary System 14. The Pancreas 15. The Urinary and Adrenal System 16. Abdominal Vasculature Flow Dynamics 17. The Spleen 18. The Gastrointestinal System
Section IV: Pelvic Sonography 19. The Male Pelvis: Prostate Gland and Seminal Vesicles Sonography 20. The Female Pelvis
Section V: Obstetric and Neonatal Sonography 21. First Trimester Obstetrics (0 to 12 Weeks) 22. Second and Third Trimester Obstetrics (13 to 42 Weeks) 23. High-Risk Obstetrics 24. Fetal Echocardiography 25. The Neonatal Brain
Section VI: Small Parts Sonography 26. The Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands 27. Breast Sonography 28. Scrotal and Penile Sonography