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Springer Higher Education Handbook Of Theory And Research by John C. Smart
Published annually since 1985, the Handbook series provides a compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of research findings on a selected topic, critiques the research literature in terms of its conceptual and methodological rigor, and sets forth an agenda for future research intended to advance knowledge on the chosen topic. The Handbook focuses on twelve general areas that encompass the salient dimensions of scholarly and policy inquiries undertaken in the international higher education community. The series is fortunate to have attracted annual contributions from distinguished scholars throughout the world. SECTION I Technique and Methodology of Contrast Ultrasound: Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound: Basic Physics and Technology Overview. - SECTION II Clinical Application of Contrast Ultrasound in Liver Diseases: Characterisation of Benign Focal Liver Lesions with Contrast-Enhanced Ulstrasound (CEUS). - Characterisation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Cirrhosis. - Detection and Characterisation of Liver Metastases. - Guidance of Percutaneous Tumor Ablation Procedures. - Follow-up of Oncology Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy. - Quantification of Microbubble Enhancement in Liver Imaging. - Intra-Operative Contrast Ultrasound in Liver Surgery. - European Guidelines in Liver Contrast Ultrasound. - SECTION III Clinical Application of Contrast Ultrasound in Vascular Diseases: Transcranial Doppler. - Contrast Ultrasound in Cerebrovascular Disease and in Stroke Management. - Abdominal Vessels. - SECTION IV New Prospects in Clinical Application of Contrast Ultrasound: Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Focal Renal Lesions . - Renal Transplant Follow-up. - Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Low-Energy Blunt Abdominal Trauma. - Prostate Carcinoma. - Recent Advances in Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Woman Pelvis Lesions. - Role of Contrast Ultrasound in Breast Lesions and Sentinel Lympho Nodes. - Value of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Rheumatoid Arthritis.