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Practical Small Animal Ultrasonography: Abdomen 2nd Edition

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Practical Small Animal Ultrasonography- Abdomen Download

By Panagiotis Mantis

Practical small animal ultrasonography: Abdomen 2nd Edition aims at being a quick visual guide to abdominal ultrasound in dogs and cats. The different chapters have been grouped according to the anatomical area being examined. Each chapter contains the technique and normal appearance, examples of variations from normal, and technique exercises where applicable. Quite a few images per chapter and videos with scanning techniques enrich this practical work. 2nd edition includes up-to-date content, a new section on portosystemic shunts and new video.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents:

1. Machine set-up

  • Before using the machine
  • Machine buttons and knobs
  • A few quick notes
  • Technique

2. Holding the transducerย and transducer movements

  • Holding the transducer
  • Transducer movements
  • Exercises

3. Artefacts

  • Introduction
  • Acoustic shadowing
  • Acoustic enhancement
  • Acoustic reflection and refraction
  • (Edge-shadowing)
  • Reverberation artifact
  • Ring down artifact
  • Comet tail artifact
  • Slice thickness artifact
  • Mirror image artifact
  • Side lobe artifacts
  • Propagation speed error
  • Range ambiguity artefact
  • Electronic interference
  • 4. Liver and gallbladder
  • Scanning technique
  • Normal appearance
  • Variations from normal

5. Spleen

  • Scanning technique
  • Normal appearance
  • Variations from normal

6. Gastrointestinal tract

  • Scanning technique
  • Normal appearance
  • Variations from normal

7. Pancreas

  • Scanning technique
  • Normal appearance
  • Variations from normal

8. Kidneys and ureters

  • Scanning technique
  • Normal appearance
  • Variations from normal

9. Adrenal glands

  • Scanning technique
  • Normal appearance
  • Variations from normal

10. Urinary bladder and urethra

  • Scanning technique
  • Normal appearance
  • Variations from normal

11. Peritoneal cavity, lymph nodesย and major abdominal vessels

  • Scanning technique
  • Normal appearance
  • Variations from normal

12. Prostate gland and testes

  • Scanning technique
  • Normal appearance
  • Variations from normal

13. Ovaries, uterusย and mammary glands

  • Scanning technique
  • Normal appearance
  • Variations from normal
  • Pregnancy
  • Mammary glands

14. Overview of abdominalย ultrasonography

  • Preparation of the examination
  • Recommended procedure for abdominalย ultrasound examination

15. Recommended further reading

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