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Diagnostic par ultrasons en gynecologie et en obstetrique
518
Book Reviews
ULTRASOUND
EQUIPMENT
AND
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNlQUES AND GYNECOLOGY
By P. A. H~NSTO~. I. A. SKOROIINSKY. N. M. FLORIANOVICH and T. E. TIMO~EERA.Medicrne. illustrations. 52 kop. In Russian.
AS 1’Ht title implres this monograph describes the principle of ultrasonic diagnostic techniques and the application in obstetrical and gynecological investigations. The manuscript 1s essentially a descriptive review of the subject as practised in the late 1960’s. The text is illustrated with echograms reproduced primarily from American and English publications of that vintage and only occasronally are Russian echo&rams utilized. These are mostly of rather poor quality and their information content is further
DIAGNOSTIC
PAR
ULTRASONS
By SALVATOR LEVI. Masson
EN
ATLAS
CLINIQUE
By F. WEILL. Masson
THIS CLINICAL atlas is of general
ET EN OBSTETRIQUE
1972. 174 pp. 312 figures.
FRED
WINSBERG
U LTRASONORE
1973. 248 pp. 460 figures.
interest. It covers almost the entire field of diagnostic ultrasound B-scanning. The author’s motto (avec les Ultrasons, on peut tout faire) is taken quite literally. so that everything from the head to the pelvis is covered except ophthalmology. Both compound contact (K&z) and real time linear (Siemens) scanners are employed by the authors. Thus the authors escape from the parochialism of some workers who are familiar with only one type of equipment. and they are able to indicate the advantages and disadvantages as well as the complementary use of the different types of equipment. The book is not meant to be a text book of Ultrasound. but rather an atlas with as many reproductions as possible. The authors’ aim is to give an overall view of the wide application of Ultrasound. A clear and concise French text accompanies the reproductions. The captions are in both
IOOF. In French.
illustrations are of fairly good quality (all studies seem to have been performed with Japan Radio equipment). As an introductory text for the French speaking reader the book serves a useful function: otherwise the book is not recommended.
RADIOGRAPHIE
et Cie. Paris.
1974. 94 pp. 63
G. KOSSOFF
et Cie. Paris.
DE
Moscow,
degraded by the quality ofthe paper used for the publication. The book therefore is not recommended for the general reader. The matn worth of the monograph would bc to the historian who may find the text and the references helpful in gauging the growth of diagnostic ultrasound in the U.S.S.R.
GYNECOLOGIE
THIS BOOK is a systematic treatment of obstetrical diagnosis with Ultrasound. Gynecological problems are covered to a limited extent. The author is a clinician and his discussion is oriented towards the clinical settings in which Ultrasound is particularly useful, and the impact ofdiagnosis on management of the patient. Those already famihar with the tield will not And new material in the book. Indeed some important subjects, such as placenta praevia. are not very thoroughly covered. The
IN OBSTETRICS
150F. In French
French and English. This allows the English speaking reader with no knowledge of the French language to make use of the book to a certain extent. The book is divided into two parts. The first part deals with the physics and techniques. This part contains three chapters: I A short introduction to the physics of Ultrasound. 2 In the second chapter the authors describe the two types ofequipment used in their laboratory first, theconventronal sector scanner: second, a real time machine (Vidoson Siemens). The advantages and limitation of each machine are discussed succinctly. 3 The third chapter deals with imaging and artifacts. The second part of the book is the clinical atlas. It covers all the fields of application of Ultrasound short of echocardiography, although the authors discuss in one chapter
Book Reviews
ULTRASOUND
EQUIPMENT
AND
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNlQUES AND GYNECOLOGY
By P. A. H~NSTO~. I. A. SKOROIINSKY. N. M. FLORIANOVICH and T. E. TIMO~EERA.Medicrne. illustrations. 52 kop. In Russian.
AS 1’Ht title implres this monograph describes the principle of ultrasonic diagnostic techniques and the application in obstetrical and gynecological investigations. The manuscript 1s essentially a descriptive review of the subject as practised in the late 1960’s. The text is illustrated with echograms reproduced primarily from American and English publications of that vintage and only occasronally are Russian echo&rams utilized. These are mostly of rather poor quality and their information content is further
DIAGNOSTIC
PAR
ULTRASONS
By SALVATOR LEVI. Masson
EN
ATLAS
CLINIQUE
By F. WEILL. Masson
THIS CLINICAL atlas is of general
ET EN OBSTETRIQUE
1972. 174 pp. 312 figures.
FRED
WINSBERG
U LTRASONORE
1973. 248 pp. 460 figures.
interest. It covers almost the entire field of diagnostic ultrasound B-scanning. The author’s motto (avec les Ultrasons, on peut tout faire) is taken quite literally. so that everything from the head to the pelvis is covered except ophthalmology. Both compound contact (K&z) and real time linear (Siemens) scanners are employed by the authors. Thus the authors escape from the parochialism of some workers who are familiar with only one type of equipment. and they are able to indicate the advantages and disadvantages as well as the complementary use of the different types of equipment. The book is not meant to be a text book of Ultrasound. but rather an atlas with as many reproductions as possible. The authors’ aim is to give an overall view of the wide application of Ultrasound. A clear and concise French text accompanies the reproductions. The captions are in both
IOOF. In French.
illustrations are of fairly good quality (all studies seem to have been performed with Japan Radio equipment). As an introductory text for the French speaking reader the book serves a useful function: otherwise the book is not recommended.
RADIOGRAPHIE
et Cie. Paris.
1974. 94 pp. 63
G. KOSSOFF
et Cie. Paris.
DE
Moscow,
degraded by the quality ofthe paper used for the publication. The book therefore is not recommended for the general reader. The matn worth of the monograph would bc to the historian who may find the text and the references helpful in gauging the growth of diagnostic ultrasound in the U.S.S.R.
GYNECOLOGIE
THIS BOOK is a systematic treatment of obstetrical diagnosis with Ultrasound. Gynecological problems are covered to a limited extent. The author is a clinician and his discussion is oriented towards the clinical settings in which Ultrasound is particularly useful, and the impact ofdiagnosis on management of the patient. Those already famihar with the tield will not And new material in the book. Indeed some important subjects, such as placenta praevia. are not very thoroughly covered. The
IN OBSTETRICS
150F. In French
French and English. This allows the English speaking reader with no knowledge of the French language to make use of the book to a certain extent. The book is divided into two parts. The first part deals with the physics and techniques. This part contains three chapters: I A short introduction to the physics of Ultrasound. 2 In the second chapter the authors describe the two types ofequipment used in their laboratory first, theconventronal sector scanner: second, a real time machine (Vidoson Siemens). The advantages and limitation of each machine are discussed succinctly. 3 The third chapter deals with imaging and artifacts. The second part of the book is the clinical atlas. It covers all the fields of application of Ultrasound short of echocardiography, although the authors discuss in one chapter