3rd Edition

ABCs of Abdominal Ultrasound Theory and Practice

170 Pages 340 Color & 9 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

170 Pages 340 Color & 9 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

170 Pages 340 Color & 9 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

This third edition of the work, directed by the Spanish Society of General and Family Doctors [Sociedad Española de Médicos Generales y de Familia] (SEMG), is an essential guide for healthcare professionals seeking to master abdominal ultrasound - coined as “the stethoscope of the 21st century” - an indispensable diagnostic tool. It features a completely revamped collection of images and... Read more

AI Usage Statement

Editors

List of Contributors

Foreword to the Third Edition

Foreword to the Second Edition

Preface

1. Physical Principles of Ultrasound     

K. A. Foo Gil

2. Image Parameters and Ultrasound Machine Operation         

M. Marchese Ratti and M. Amado Cambero

3. Ultrasound Semiology           

M. Marchese Ratti and J. C. Sánchez Sánchez

4. Ultrasound Sections, Orientation, and Areas of Exploration

R. M. Devesa Muñiz and M. Marchese Ratti

5. Right Hemiabdomen

R. M. Devesa Muñiz, J. J. Rodríguez Sendín, and M. Marchese Ratti

6. Left Hypochondrium

J. M. Solla Camino and M. Marchese Ratti

7. Pelvic Ultrasound     

J. C. Sánchez Sánchez, F. J. Amorós Oliveros, and M. Marchese Ratti

8. Ultrasound Atlas      

J. C. Sánchez Sánchez and M. Marchese Ratti

9. Ultrasound Report    

M. Marchese Ratti and J. C. Sánchez Sánchez

Index

Biography

Martín Marchese Ratti, Doctor in the Ultrasound Department and On-Call Coordinator, Clínica Premium Marbella, Malaga. Emergency Physician and Ultrasound Service Physician, Hospital Helicópteros Sanitarios, Puerto Banús, Marbella, Málaga. Deputy Coordinator of the Ultrasound Working Group, SEMG, Madrid.

José Carlos Sánchez Sánchez, Head of Diagnostic Imaging Service, Poniente University Hospital, El Ejido, Almeria. Head of the Ultrasound Working Group, SEMG, Madrid.

Keith Albert Foo Gil, President of SEMG Galicia. General Practitioner and Family Doctor, Laza Health Center, Ourense. Lecturer for the SEMG Ultrasound Working Group. Teaching Collaborator, Multidisciplinary Teaching Unit for Family and Community Care in Ourense, Ourense University Hospital Complex.