Ultrasound of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sofferman, Robert A. (Editor), Ahuja, Anil T. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Endocrinology.; Otorhinolaryngology.; Otolaryngologic surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Ultrasound.; Head and Neck Surgery.

 This highly illustrated book, complete with comprehensive clinical references, annotated images, and clinical videos, will serve as a leading text to educate head and neck surgeons, endocrinologists, and radiologists on the basics and nuances of thyroid and parathyroid ultrasound. It emphasizes the use of ultrasound as an office-based modality by clinicians and radiologists who actively care for this special set of patients. This text uniquely combines the collaboration between a clinician/surgeon and radiologist who share their extensive experience in head and neck ultrasound. 

 Section 01: History and Basic Concepts -- 1.The History of Clinical Ultrasound -- 2.Physics & Principles of Ultrasound -- 3.Practical Concepts of Ultrasound -- Section 02: Thyroid and Parathryoid Glands -- 4.Sonography of the Normal Thyroid -- 5.Benign Thyroid Conditions -- 6.Malignant Thyroid Conditions -- 7.Ultrasound Surveillance -- 8.Parathyroid Ultrasound -- 9.Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology -- Section 03: Lymph Nodes and the Neck -- 10.Lymph Nodes -- 11.Benign Clinical Conditions in the Adjacent Neck -- Section 04: New Advances in Applied Ultrasound -- 12.Thryoid Elsatography -- 13.Percutaneous Ethanol Injection for Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders -- 14.Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) and Ultrasound-guided Minimally Invasive Therapy for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Focal Thyroid Lesions.