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Update in Ultrasound
Update in Ultrasound
P re f a c e Update in Ultrasound
Leslie M. Scoutt, MD Editor
particularly clinically useful, such as MSK, OB, GYN, abdominal, and vascular pathology. I am honored to have been asked to serve as editor for this volume. I wish to thank the many authors, all experts in the field, for their excellent contributions, which provide state-of-the-art information on a wide variety of topics. In addition, I wish to acknowledge their forbearance with my editorial efforts. I sincerely appreciate the hard work of the Elsevier staff and I especially wish to thank Donald Mumford and John Vassallo for their administrative and editorial assistance. Thanks to all of our wonderful sonographers, who obtain such outstanding images on a daily basis. Last, thanks to our readers for their commitment, interest, and enthusiasm in ultrasound and for stretching the limits of this modality to provide optimal care for their patients. Leslie M. Scoutt, MD Diagnostic Radiology and Vascular Surgery Ultrasound Section Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program Yale University School of Medicine Yale–New Haven Hospital PO Box 208042 New Haven, CT, 06529-8042, USA
Radiol Clin N Am 52 (2014) xv http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rcl.2014.08.003 0033-8389/14/$ – see front matter Ó 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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radiologic.theclinics.com
Ultrasound has been an integral part of diagnostic imaging for many years, is readily accessible, is without known adverse bioeffects, and is relatively inexpensive. As such, ultrasound has been actively embraced by diagnostic radiologists as well as by many other medical subspecialties. Hence, ultrasound plays an integral role in the diagnostic evaluation of patients of all ages and is often used in screening, follow-up of therapy and chronic illness as well as in the evaluation of the acutely ill patient. Ultrasound has a broad range of clinical applicability, ranging from pediatrics, women’s imaging, urology, and endocrinology, to vascular, abdominal, and musculoskeletal pathology. Ultrasound can be used to confirm diagnosis and to guide recommendations for further imaging or intervention. Recently, advances in technology, such as 3-dimensional imaging, elastography, and intravenous ultrasound contrast, have resulted in a renaissance in ultrasound imaging. This volume introduces many of these new technologies, describing principles and theory, current clinical applications as well as how to introduce such new technology into clinical practice. In addition, guidelines for the evaluation of the first trimester of pregnancy, thyroid nodules, adnexal masses, and lower extremity venous pathology have been recently revised and current guidelines and controversies are presented here. Last, a series of articles are offered that review many common or emerging areas where ultrasound is
P re f a c e Update in Ultrasound
Leslie M. Scoutt, MD Editor
particularly clinically useful, such as MSK, OB, GYN, abdominal, and vascular pathology. I am honored to have been asked to serve as editor for this volume. I wish to thank the many authors, all experts in the field, for their excellent contributions, which provide state-of-the-art information on a wide variety of topics. In addition, I wish to acknowledge their forbearance with my editorial efforts. I sincerely appreciate the hard work of the Elsevier staff and I especially wish to thank Donald Mumford and John Vassallo for their administrative and editorial assistance. Thanks to all of our wonderful sonographers, who obtain such outstanding images on a daily basis. Last, thanks to our readers for their commitment, interest, and enthusiasm in ultrasound and for stretching the limits of this modality to provide optimal care for their patients. Leslie M. Scoutt, MD Diagnostic Radiology and Vascular Surgery Ultrasound Section Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program Yale University School of Medicine Yale–New Haven Hospital PO Box 208042 New Haven, CT, 06529-8042, USA
Radiol Clin N Am 52 (2014) xv http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rcl.2014.08.003 0033-8389/14/$ – see front matter Ó 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
E-mail address: [email protected]
radiologic.theclinics.com
Ultrasound has been an integral part of diagnostic imaging for many years, is readily accessible, is without known adverse bioeffects, and is relatively inexpensive. As such, ultrasound has been actively embraced by diagnostic radiologists as well as by many other medical subspecialties. Hence, ultrasound plays an integral role in the diagnostic evaluation of patients of all ages and is often used in screening, follow-up of therapy and chronic illness as well as in the evaluation of the acutely ill patient. Ultrasound has a broad range of clinical applicability, ranging from pediatrics, women’s imaging, urology, and endocrinology, to vascular, abdominal, and musculoskeletal pathology. Ultrasound can be used to confirm diagnosis and to guide recommendations for further imaging or intervention. Recently, advances in technology, such as 3-dimensional imaging, elastography, and intravenous ultrasound contrast, have resulted in a renaissance in ultrasound imaging. This volume introduces many of these new technologies, describing principles and theory, current clinical applications as well as how to introduce such new technology into clinical practice. In addition, guidelines for the evaluation of the first trimester of pregnancy, thyroid nodules, adnexal masses, and lower extremity venous pathology have been recently revised and current guidelines and controversies are presented here. Last, a series of articles are offered that review many common or emerging areas where ultrasound is