Abnormal Kidney Size
Abstract Measurement of fetal kidney size can assist in the diagnosis when a renal abnormality is suspected. Fetal kidney size increases with gestational age. Nomograms are available for kidney length,…
Bilateral Renal Agenesis
Abstract Bilateral renal agenesis is the congenital absence of both kidneys and ureters. Also known as Potter syndrome, it is a lethal anomaly in which absence of the kidneys results…
Renal Pelvis Dilatation
Abstract Fetal renal pelvis dilatation is identified in 1% to 5% of pregnancies and is often a transient, normal variant. The likelihood of an underlying abnormality increases with the degree…
Unilateral Renal Agenesis
Abstract Unilateral renal agenesis has a birth prevalence of approximately 1 : 1000 to 1 : 2000, but it is often undetected prenatally. Sonographically, one kidney cannot be visualized in either the renal fossa…
Duplicated Collecting System
Abstract Duplication of the renal collecting system is recognized in approximately 1 : 4000 pregnancies and is more frequent in females. It disproportionately affects the left kidney, and is bilateral in 15%…
Atlas of Selected Normal Images
Mert Ozan Bahtiyar Carole Gravino Fig. 1.1 The crown-rump length is a measurement of the length of human fetuses from the top of the crown to the bottom of the rump. It…
Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney
Abstract Multicystic dysplastic kidney (MCDK) denotes a kidney in which the renal parenchyma is replaced by numerous smooth-walled cysts of varying size that do not communicate with a renal pelvis…
Limited Vascular Compression Ultrasound for Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT)
KEY IMAGES Print Section Listen Start just below the inguinal ligament. Locate the common femoral vein (CFV) and femoral artery (FA). The great saphenous vein (GSV) enters from the medial…
Ultrasound-Guided Internal Jugular Central Venous Catheterization (CVC)
KEY IMAGES Print Section Listen Transverse view of neck vein and artery Hand position, transverse Longitudinal view of vein with catheter Hand position, longitudinal Figure 11-1 Transverse view of needle…
Introduction
WHY SHOULD I BUY THIS BOOK? Print Section Listen Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has been used clinically since the 1980s. Improved machine image quality, portability, lower cost, and increased evidence for…
