ABSTRACT
This manual provides guidance on the use of ultrasound in the diagnosis of a wide variety of common conditions at thw primary and first-referral levels of health care. It is intended for use by doctors, sonographers, nurses and midwives with basic training in ultrasound techniques, who are working with a general-purpose scanner, and who do not have ready access to expert advice
The introductory chapters explain how ultrasound works, give advice on choosing a scanner, and describe some misleading artefacts that may occur on ultrasound images. These are followed by 17 chapters dealing with specific organs or systems of the body. Each chapter includes guidance on the indications for ultrasound examination, and describes the preparation of the patient and the techniques that are likely to be successful. Numerous ultrasound scans show both normal and abnormal conditions, and almost every scan is accompanied by a corresponding computer-generated image on which the most significant features are highlighted
Subject(s)
Ultrasonography/statistics & numerical data , Diagnostic Imaging/standards , Inservice Training , Handbook , Health PersonnelABSTRACT
This manual provides guidance on the use of ultrasound in the diagnosis of a wide variety of common conditions at thw primary and first-referral levels of health care. It is intended for use by doctors, sonographers, nurses and midwives with basic training in ultrasound techniques, who are working with a general-purpose scanner, and who do not have ready access to expert advice
The introductory chapters explain how ultrasound works, give advice on choosing a scanner, and describe some misleading artefacts that may occur on ultrasound images. These are followed by 17 chapters dealing with specific organs or systems of the body. Each chapter includes guidance on the indications for ultrasound examination, and describes the preparation of the patient and the techniques that are likely to be successful. Numerous ultrasound scans show both normal and abnormal conditions, and almost every scan is accompanied by a corresponding computer-generated image on which the most significant features are highlighted
