Diagnostic Ultrasound Handbook 2026

Evidence-Based Principles of Imaging Physics, Organ-System Pathology, and Scanning Technique for RDMS Candidates

von Andrew M. Lerner MD

392 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

You see something on the screen - absent diastolic flow, a hypoechoic mass in the pancreatic head, a ring of fire in the adnexa - and the next sixty seconds determine whether this patient goes to surgery or goes home.When the sonographer cannot bridge the finding to the diagnosis, the consequences are immediate: a missed torsion costs a testis, a near-occlusion reported as mild stenosis eliminates the revascularization option, and a corpus luteum overcalled as ectopic ends a viable pregnancy.This handbook delivers a systematic five-slot reasoning framework - the Sono-Diagnostic Pathway System - that takes you from what you see on the screen to what it means and what to do next, across every organ system in diagnostic ultrasound.Inside this book: - The Sono-Diagnostic Pathway System - a branded five-slot callout in every clinical chapter that trains the exact reasoning sequence separating image acquisition from diagnosis- Physics that explains the image - causal chains that tell you why the artifact appeared, what it mimics, and when it confirms the diagnosis- Every major classification system applied - SRU consensus, TI-RADS, BI-RADS, O-RADS, Bosniak, Papile, and Graf with measurement thresholds and management pathways- 31 chapters from abdomen through vascular, obstetrics, POCUS, pediatrics, and interventional procedures - no organ system uncovered- Pathology-by-Echo-Pattern Index - start from what you see and find every pathology that produces it, with chapter cross-references- 50 scenario-based reasoning drills - work through the Pathway from finding to diagnosis under exam-realistic pressure- Artifact recognition as a diagnostic tool - shadowing that confirms calculi, B-lines that diagnose pulmonary edema faster than a chest radiograph, twinkle that finds stones invisible on B-modeWritten for sonography students preparing for ARDMS registries, radiology residents on ultrasound rotation, practicing sonographers expanding credentials, and clinicians building POCUS fluency.

• Reihe: Independently published
• ISBN: 9798184997940
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.06.2026
• Größe: 279 x 216 mm
• Verlag: Independently published