General and Vascular Ultrasound: Case Review,
Edition 3
By John P. McGahan, MD, Sharlene A Teefey, MD and Laurence Needleman, MD

Publication Date: 04 Nov 2015
Description

Effectively prepare for certification, increase your knowledge, and improve your image interpretation skills using the proven and popular Case Review approach! In this new edition, Drs. John P. McGahan, Sharlene A. Teefey, and Laurence Needleman present 127 clinically relevant cases with associated images, multiple-choice questions, and rationales – organized by degree of difficulty and designed to reinforce your understanding of the essential principles needed to interpret a wide range of general and vascular ultrasound images.

Key Features

  • Study efficiently with content that mimics the format of board exams as well as the everyday clinical experience – offering highly effective preparation for certification, recertification, and practice.
  • Build your skills in a cumulative way by progressing through three overall categories, from least to most difficult, with separate sections for Opening Round, Fair Game, and Challenge cases.

New Features

  • Gain new understanding from dozens of unknown cases reflecting the most recent changes in abdominal and small part ultrasound, including the scrotum and thyroid. 
  • Understand the recent changes in the complexities of vascular ultrasound of the carotid, transplants, and extremities.
  • Stay up to date with new thyroid cases and musculoskeletal cases, including rheumatoid arthritis and shoulder ultrasound.
  • Expand your awareness of physics, state-of-the-art instrumentation, and common aritifacts with added new content.
  • Clearly visualize what you’re likely to see on exams and in practice thanks to new images -- including color Doppler images.
About the author
By John P. McGahan, MD, Department of Radiology, University of California Davis Health System, Sacramento, California; Sharlene A Teefey, MD, Professor of Radiology, Abdominal Imaging Section, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri and Laurence Needleman, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Table of Contents
1. Opening Round Cases

2. Fair Game Cases

3. Challenge Cases
Book Reviews

"I would highly recommend this book, not only for trainee sonographers but also for qualified ultrasounds practitioners and registers. It would be a useful addition in every general ultrasounds department."

-Antonio Sassano, University of the West of England, RAD Magazine, July, 2016

Book details
ISBN: 9780323296144
Page Count: 376
Retail Price : £47.99
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Audience
Radiology Residents and Practitioners