Manual of Diagnostic Ultrasound in Infectious Tropical Diseases (eBook)

Harald T. Lutz, Hassen A. Gharbi (Herausgeber)

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2005 | 2006
XVIII, 180 Seiten
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-29950-9 (ISBN)

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Only ultrasound book that deals specifically with infectious and tropical diseases

Inhalt

Foreword 6
Preface 8
Acknowledgements 10
Contents 12
List of Contributors 14
Chapter 1 Basics of Ultrasound --- Harald T. Lutz 17
1.1 Physical and Technical Principals 17
1.2 Imaging Techniques 20
1.3 General Remarks and Recommendations on Examination Technique 24
1.3.1 Applications 24
1.3.2 Preparation 24
1.3.3 Positioning 25
1.3.4 Coupling Agents 25
1.3.5 General Recommendations and Guidelines for Ultrasound Examinations (Twelve Golden Rules) 26
1.4 Interventional Ultrasound 27
1.4.1 Technique 28
1.4.2 Evaluation of the AspiratedMaterial 29
1.4.3 Hazards 31
1.5 Safety 32
1.5.1 Ultrasound Effects 32
Chapter 2 Typical Sonographic Findings in Inflammatory Diseases --- Harald T. Lutz · Hassen A. Gharbi 37
2.1 Pathology of Inflammation, Common Findings 37
2.2 Ultrasonic Findings 38
2.3 Organ-related Ultrasonic Findings 43
2.3.1 Lymph Nodes 43
2.3.2 Spleen 48
2.3.3 Lung and Pleura 52
2.3.4 Liver and Biliary Tract 58
2.3.5 Gastrointestinal Tract 65
2.3.6 Kidney 73
Chapter 3 Ultrasound Diagnosis of Special Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 79
3.1 Bacterial Infections 79
3.1.1 Ultrasound in Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis 79
3.2 Viral Infections 87
3.2.1 AIDS and Sonography 87
3.2.2 Viral Hepatitis 96
3.2.3 Dengue Fever 105
3.3 Parasitic Diseases 109
3.3.1 Amebiasis 109
3.3.2 Trypanosomiasis 119
3.3.3 Ascariasis 125
3.3.4 Bancroftian Filariasis 131
3.3.5 Liver Trematode Infection (Liver Distosomiasis) 139
3.3.6 Schistosomiasis 146
3.3.7 Echinococcosis 159
Chapter 4 Ultrasound Features in Childhood Infection --- Ibtissem Bellagha · Wiem Douira · Azza Hammou · Hassen A. Gharbi 175
4.1 Ultrasound in Osteomyelitis 175
4.2 Ultrasound in Brain Infection in Neonates and Infants 177
4.2.1 Cytomegalovirus 178
4.2.2 Toxoplasmosis 178
4.2.3 Herpes Simplex Virus 178
4.2.4 Congenital Rubella 179
4.2.5 Meningitis 179
4.2.6 Encephalitis and Brain Abscess 181
4.2.7 Viral Encephalitis 182
4.3 Ultrasound in Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Infections 182
Glossary 185
Suggested Reading 189
World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology 193
Subject Index 195

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.12.2005
• Zusatzinfo: XVIII, 180 p. 176 illus., 72 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Berlin
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Anamnese / Körperliche Untersuchung
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Bacteria • bacterial infection • Bacterial Infections • Diagnosis • Infection • Infections • Infectious • infectious disease • Infectious Diseases • Inflammatory Diseases • Parasitic Diseases • ultrasonography • Ultrasound • Viral Infection • Viral infections
• ISBN-10: 3-540-29950-5 / 3540299505
• ISBN-13: 978-3-540-29950-9 / 9783540299509