Musculoskeletal Ultrasound US evaluation of the musculoskeletal system is a rapidly expanding area of sonographic diagnosis. Indications include assessment of soft tissue infections, detection and characterization of soft tissue masses,…

Prostate and Seminal Vesicle Ultrasound The initial enthusiasm for transrectal US (TRUS) imaging of the prostate to screen for and stage prostate cancer has dimmed considerably. Currently, in most practices,…

Neonatal Neurosonography Sonography provides a cost-effective, readily available method to image the infant brain. It is especially valuable because it can be performed at the bedside of premature or critically…

Ultrasound of Organ Transplants and Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Renal Transplants Sonography plays a central role in the initial evaluation and long-term follow-up of renal transplants. US is used to…

Renal, Bladder, and Adrenal Ultrasound Imaging Technique Kidneys A renal US examination typically includes sonography of both kidneys, the perirenal areas, the aorta, inferior vena cava (IVC), and the urinary…

Scrotal Ultrasound US is the imaging method of first choice for most diseases of the scrotum because of its high accuracy, general availability, and low cost. Indications include acute scrotal…

Obstetric Ultrasound First Trimester The first trimester covers the period from conception to the end of the 13th menstrual week. This is a time of dynamic growth and the differentiation…

Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Neck Ultrasound Sonography of the thyroid gland is one of the more frustrating areas of US imaging. Expectations are high because sonography is exquisitely sensitive to thyroid…

Ultrasound of the Gastrointestinal Tract Patients are commonly referred for US examination of the abdomen because of vague and non-specific symptoms such as abdominal pain or abdominal distention. The gastrointestinal…

Ultrasound Basics–Getting Started This chapter is not a grueling review of the sometimes tedious physics of US but is a discussion of “how to”: turn on the machine, understand the…