Practical Urological Ultrasound

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Fulgham, Pat F. (Editor), Gilbert, Bruce R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Humana Press, 2013.
• Series: Current Clinical Urology
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Urology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Ultrasound.; Imaging / Radiology.

Imaging in medicine has been the primary modality for identification of altered structure due to disease processes. As a non-invasive, safe and relatively inexpensive imaging modality, ultrasound has been embraced by many medical specialties as the ‘go to’ technology. With ever changing technology a...

Table of Contents:

• History of Ultrasound in Urology
• Physical Principles of Ultrasound
• Bioeffects and Safety
• Maximizing Image Quality: User-Dependent Variables
• Renal Ultrasound
• Scrotal Ultrasound
• Penile Ultrasound
• Transabdominal Pelvic Ultrasound
• Pelvic Floor Ultrasound
• Transrectal Ultrasound of the Prostate
• Ultrasound for Prostate Biopsy
• Pediatric Urologic Ultrasound
• Ultrasound of the Gravid and Pelvic Kidney
• Intraoperative Urologic Ultrasound.