Vascular Ultrasound of the Neck: An Interpretive Atlas

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ISBN-13: 9780781725347
ISBN-10: 0781725348
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Format: Hardcover, 146 pages
Pub Date: 01/2001
Edition Number: 1

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Second author, William M. McKinney, is with Wake Forest Univ., Winston Salem, NC. Atlas includes abundant color photographs which illustrate normal anatomy, lesions, and the course of abnormality over time. For beginners and experts. DNLM: Neck--ultrasonography--Atlases.

This atlas is a thorough, user-friendly guide to interpreting diagnostic ultrasound images of the vasculature and blood flow in the neck. Featuring 177 sonographic images from actual cases, the book demonstrates a broad range of clinical findings and explains the underlying pathophysiology.Each chapter begins with an overview of a particular type of finding and then presents sonographic images from cases, with detailed legends and comments on the diagnosis. Bulleted lists of Pearls and Pitfalls based on the authors' extensive experience follow the case examples. Each chapter ends with multiple-choice questions and answers to aid in study and board review.

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CONTENTS
Foreword vii
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
1. Duplex Scanning of the Cervical Vessels 1
2. Normal Anatomy of the Aortic Arch and Carotid
System 7
3. Normal Hemodynamics 25
4. Carotid System Pathology 37
5. Morphologic Aspects of the Plaque 65
6. Anatomic Variants and Congenital Abnormalities of
the Extracranial Carotid System 81
7. Interpretation of Typical Abnormal Pulses and
Alteration of the Cardiac Rhythm 95
8. Normal Vertebral Artery Hemodynamics and
Pathology 107
9. Normal Internal Jugular Vein and Incompetent
Valves 121
10. Artifact Facts versus Artifacts 131 Subject Index 143