Getting to know the process
A bit rusty on the basics of ultrasound? This chapter will polish your understanding of ultrasound exams and teach you how to address the person under the probe—your patient.
- Getting to know the process intro
- Navigating the ultrasound machine
- Making your patient comfortable
- Getting to know the process quiz
The liver
This chapter will introduce you to hepatic ultrasound. You'll learn how to image the liver and identify vascular liver diseases, benign neoplasms, and malignant pathologies.
- The liver intro
- Mastering ultrasound anatomy
- Recognizing the landmarks
- How do I do it?
- Identifying variants and changes in echogenicity
- Diagnosing vascular liver diseases
- Differentiating benign focal lesions
- Distinguishing benign hepatic tumors
- Detecting malignant focal lesions
- The liver quiz
The biliary system
Get your juices flowing with this section on biliary system ultrasound. Learn how to image the gallbladder and biliary tract, diagnose cholecystitis, and find biliary tumors.
- The biliary system intro
- Mastering ultrasound anatomy
- Recognizing the landmarks
- How do I do it?
- Recognizing variants
- Detecting lumen alterations
- Diagnosing cholecystitis
- Diagnosing choledocholithiasis
- Differentiating malignant biliary tumors
- The biliary system quiz
The kidneys
Filter the wheat from the chaff when it comes to renal ultrasound. Learn how to image the kidneys, diagnose hydronephrosis, and distinguish between benign and malignant diseases.
- The kidneys intro
- Mastering ultrasound anatomy
- Recognizing the landmarks
- How do I do it?
- Interpreting anomalies
- Diagnosing hydronephrosis
- Differentiating cystic kidney lesions
- Pinpointing solid kidney tumors
- Identifying perirenal pathologies
- The kidneys quiz
The spleen
This chapter will be your safety net for understanding spleen imaging. We’ll teach you how to locate the spleen, measure it, and identify trauma and focal lesions.
- The spleen intro
- Mastering ultrasound anatomy
- Recognizing the landmarks
- How do I do it?
- Measuring size and identifying variants
- Interpreting images of trauma
- Differentiating focal lesions
- The spleen quiz
The pancreas
Learn everything you need to know about pancreatic ultrasound. In this chapter, we show you how to image the pancreas, diagnose pancreatitis, and identify cystic and solid tumors.
- The pancreas intro
- Mastering ultrasound anatomy
- Recognizing the landmarks
- How do I do it?
- Diagnosing pancreatitis
- Differentiating cystic tumors of the pancreas
- Identifying solid tumors of the pancreas
- The pancreas quiz
The retroperitoneum
Don't be left behind on retroperitoneal imaging. Learn to find your way around the retroperitoneum, and distinguish between vascular pathologies, necrosis, and lymphadenopathy.
- The retroperitoneum intro
- Mastering ultrasound anatomy
- Recognizing the landmarks
- How do I do it?
- Diagnosing vascular pathologies
- Identifying inflammation
- Differentiating retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy
- The retroperitoneum quiz
The gastrointestinal tract
We end our ultrasound journey with a trip down the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. We’ll show you how to image bowel obstructions, diagnose diverticulitis, and identify appendicitis.
- The gastrointestinal tract intro
- Mastering ultrasound anatomy
- Recognizing the landmarks
- How do I do it?
- Imaging bowel obstruction
- Diagnosing diverticulitis
- Identifying appendicitis
- How to find the appendix
- The gastrointestinal tract quiz
Reporting and documentation
Every ultrasound deserves a good report. In this final chapter, you’ll learn to write a great ultrasound report and know which images you should and shouldn't include.
- Reporting and documentation intro
- Writing a good ultrasound report
- Documenting your images—what is important?
- Reporting and documentation quiz