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Springer Ultrasound Diagnosis of Digestive Diseases 3rd Edition 2012 Softbound by Francis S. Weill
During the 1970s ultrasonography developed along different paths in continental Eu rope and the English-speaking world. Whereas static imaging dominated the United Kingdom and North America, real-time examination performed by physicians was the norm in the Federal Republic of Germany and France. Francis Weill was uniquely able to bridge the gap between the two schools since he employed both techniques extensively. He made many important contributions to ab dominal ultrasonography during that decade, including the first descriptions of peri pancreatic vascular anatomy, the sonographic diagnostic features of obstructive jaun dice, and the localization of intraperitoneal fluid collections. During the past 20 years he has been working on an evolving textbook of gastroin testinal ultrasonography. This edition in English is the latest fruit of that effort. There are many textbooks of ultrasonography but very few are the work of a single author with a systematic, consistent, and thoroughly organized approach. Moreover, a work that has been crafted and refined by 20 years of clinical experience is certainly unique in this field. My relationship to this book began with the first English edition which I helped to translate from French. The current volume is a revised version of the most recent French edition, a book that we have found to be an invaluable reference in our de partment of radiological ultrasound for anyone who can manage a bit of French. I . 1 General Principles.- 1 Principles of Ultrasonography and Types of Ultrasound Imaging.- 2 Types of Tissue Echo Pattern and Artifacts.- 3 Examination Methods and Positioning.- 4 An Anatomic Guide in Examination of the Upper Abdomen: Echoangiography.- 2 The Liver.- 5 Examination Techniques.- 6 Sonoanatomy of the Liver.- 7 Hepatomegaly and Diffuse Liver Diseases.- 8 Metastases.- 9 Primary Tumors of the Liver.- 10 Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension.- 11 Abscesses, Cysts, and Parasitoses.- 12 Differential Diagnosis.- 13 The Postoperative Liver.- 14 Juxtahepatic Liquid Collections, Peritoneum, and Ascites.- 3 The Bile Ducts.- 15 The Bile Ducts: Examination Techniques and Sonoanatomy.- 16 Biliary Lithiasis and Cholecystitis.- 17 Rare Abnormalities of the Bile Ducts, Congenital Anomalies, and Tumors.- 4 The Pancreas and Retroperitoneal Space.- 18 Examination of the Pancreas: Techniques.- 19 Sonoanatomy of the Pancreas.- 20 Acute Pancreatitis.- 21 Fluid Collections of Pancreatic Origin and Pseudocysts.- 22 Chronic Pancreatitis.- 23 Pancreatic Tumors.- 24 Pancreatic Disease: Overview, Differential Diagnosis, and Diagnostic Strategy.- 25 Humps, Lumps, and Sumps: Differential Diagnosis of Pancreatic Diseases.- 26 Jaundice.- 5 The Spleen, the Acute Abdomen, and Emergencies.- 27 The Spleen: Examination Techniques and Sonoanatomy.- 28 The Pathologic Spleen.- 29 The Acute Abdomen—Abscesses, Hematomas, and Postoperative Collections.- 6 Conclusion.- 30 Some Practical Advice, or. How to Do Better than We Did.