Abstract

This book is written by several authors based on their wide experience and on materials painstakingly accumulated through many years of practice. The result is a comprehensive volume which deals with detailed aspects of clinical ultrasonic diagnosis.The scope of this book covers the clinical ultrasonic diagnosis of diseases of the liver, biliary system, pancreas, spleen, gastrointestinal tract, kidney, urethra, bladder, adrenal gland, prostate gland, scrotum, heart, chest and even the use of clinical ultrasonic diagnosis in the department of obstetrics and gynecology. This book has three special features. Firstly, the anatomic and pathological changes caused by common diseases of these organs and their corresponding ultrasonograms are described in detail. Secondly, the diseases of organs such as the heart, abdomen, chest as well as in the department of obstetrics and gynecology, are described in a concise and systematic manner for easy reading. Finally, this book includes over 400 illustrations of the typical images of different kinds of diseases, accompanied by their corresponding line drawings.This book is therefore invaluable to specialists, clinical doctors and to trainees using ultrasonic diagnosis.