Diagnostic-Imaging Books

Ultrasound Scanning: Principles and Protocols, 3rd Edition

I have the 2nd Edition. As a adjunct to anatomical studies and practical scanning opportunites of normal structures, this book has been invaluable for me as a Sonography student.

Excellent book. Most of the more common protocols are in here, with sector images and simplified explanatory drawings of each one. Detailed description of all aspects of how to obtain good images as well as patient prep etc. I've seen even the most experienced tech refer to it on many occasions.

The book is excellent for students and beginners in the field of ultrasound. The information provided is optimal for self-practice and improvement your practical skills as well as theoretical. The only one issue concerning the book is the date of last edition (1999). However, how much it changed? Anyway, I recommend this book to those who are about to start ultrasound scanning.

Great book for the beginner,is a book that you must read if you are learning to scan.

Highly recommened for anyone studying to become a Sonographer in a didactic, clinical or Hospital setting. If you have difficuly making out what you are seeing on the monitor, or knowing what images you should be taking, This book is the ticket. :)
Caution: Not a substitute for formal traninig!.....

I am so thankful that I was finally able to get this book. I have attended seminars by one of the authors and spent some time at Henry Ford Hospital with her ( in a teaching situation). I respect her and her work.
I have always wanted her book and am happy to finally have it.
I have not hard time to read through the book but knowing how organized her seminars were, I know it will be organized and to the point. I needed a reference book as I am RVT and this will fit the bill for me.

This is the only text you need for the RVT exam, it covers all the pertinent areas, the only drawback is that the book falls apart easily.

This book is good for someone new to vascular ultrasound. I am a cardiology fellow looking to analyze carotid ultrasound and peripheral ultrasound. It covers basic fundamentals of ultrasound and also provides CME credits. It also has severals color slides.

This book is hands down the best book to study for the RVT exam. This is the only book I used to study and passed the ARDMS (RVT) on the first try. Lots of great information I didn't even know, also a great quick reference!

This paperback, which is only available in paperback, is outstanding for both passing the registry exam and grasping virtually all you need to know as a vascular sonographer.
It is easy to read, simple but not simplistic, good continuity, accurate, and a great deal of it's contents seem to be on the registry exam very much like it appears in the book.
It should be kept in mind that it is inherently not a reference book (it is not intended to be) so if you are seeking detailed comprehensive explanations, you probably won't find it here. For that you will need a supplemental text (I prefer Zwiebel & Pellerito, Fifth Ed. for that purpose). The one big negative about "Vascular Technology" is that it has just about the WORST
binding ever. Pages literally fall out!

This is a great book for those beginning to learn cardiac CT. The physics part is not very extensive, but is clear enough for a non-radiologist (ie cardiology fellow) to follow.

I bought this book because I had heard of Budoff and ended up completing the course offered by Rumberger. The book was thorough yet concise, easy to read yet containing complicated subject matter. My friend bought a different CT book and he ended up reading mine becuase he liked it better. Definately would recommend the book. The book will also help you fly through Level II training.

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A reasonably helpful book when learning how to do cardiac ct.
Latter chapters seem a bit out of context (?? written earlier than the first half of the book).

this is the best cardiac CT textbook I have found. Very useful for those entering the field, as well as those who have been in the field for a while

As a starting EM intern with little practical ultrasound experience, I found this book to be very good for orienting myself internally. The images are high quality, including lots of wrong probe placement shots that I can identify with! It is geared towards the novice ultrasonographer, however, and I think I will need to rely on other sources to pick up some of the finer points. But overall, I think this has improved my technique, and made me more comfortable identifying what I'm looking at in the ED.

i'm a msiv who's been learning em ultrasound, and this book has been great for getting me up and running. the amt of text is kept to the necessary points- the focus is on color diagrams of where and how to orient the probe and what u/s images you get as a result (the images are great btw - if only i could get such great pics!). protocols for each scan/video recording are written in list form. significant sections are also dedicated to troubleshooting - illustrating, again with paired diagrams/images, when you're too caudal/too deep/etc. i'm all about high-yield, and this book fits that bill perfectly. def recommend.

Emergency Ultrasound is an excellent resource for the EM doc interested in using ultrasound as part of his or her daily practice. Thorough review of the most common US protocols as well as useful tips for acquiring the requisite images. Useful diagrams of anatomy as well as ultrasound images for each protocol. A must have for any EM doc!!!

This is an excellent comprehensive text for any physician wanting to educate themselves on emergency ultrasound. Crystal clear graphics, easy read. Just what you need as an ER doc who is dabbling in or has been doing emergency ultraound for awhile.

I am a sonographer with just a year of experience. This book is just scanning protocols which is really geared towards ultrasound students. The title is very misleading because it is not specific to ER ultrasound at all. I thought they may discuss specific cases like appendicitis, gallstones, whatever, but this is just basic exam protocols with no pathology. I would not reccommend it for people with ultrasound experience.

Very good book with high quality images and detailed descriptions. To me this book could be useful not only for exams preparation but also for a quick consultation in the daily professional use.
With a little more MR images this book could get 5 stars.

Wonderful pics, great DDx and nice discussion. Much better than Case Review. I'd give 5 stars if it had some more MR images, it's mostly plain films. Great job dr. Chew!

Dr. Felix Chew and Dr. Catherine Roberts have put together a compendium of 350 musculoskeletal cases that will give you the confidence that you need to apply what you have learned in daily practice. Organized by anatomic location, a variety of cases are present with clear pictures, a clear and concise description of imaging findings, a reasonable differential diagnosis, and an excellent discussion. Additionally, the appendix organizes cases by modality and pathophysiology.

Topics are diverse and not repetetive. I highly recommend this title for your library.

This book will benefit both seasoned radiologists as well as residents preparing for the boards.

I have been looking for a book like this! This book is concise, organized and has beautiful pictures, in which most radiology texts have 1-2 of the 3. This book is organized by body part, so that you can flip between the pages to decipher between entities, which I found extremely helpful. I highly recommend this book to radiology residents, fellows and practicing radiologists. This textbook reads like you have a MSK expert at the viewbox with you.

This book is extremely well written. The text is authoratative, detailed and clear at the same time. The illustrations are superb and the teaching points are well demonstrated. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in musculoskeletal radiology.

Diagnostic Ultrasound: Principles and Instruments (Diagnostic Ultrasound: Principles & Instruments (Kremkau))

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The book is a basik and almost only book to study sonography principals. it was in great condition. thanks

I actually came across Professor Kremkau's textbook accidentally, when I was looking for some not too dated text on the physics of medical ultrasound. Although it was obviously aimed at a practicing ultrasonographer preparing for some ARDMS or ARRT exam rather than a physicist trying to brush up his knowledge of medical ultrasound, it proved to be a valuable source of relatively recent information on the current state of the area.

The textbook starts with an overview of the basic physics of waves and ultrasound, proceeds to the transducers and beam shape, and continues to the computer technology used for imaging. Next comes a chapter on the Doppler effect, being followed by a discussion on spectral analysis. A synthesis of these two techniques is the color Doppler imaging, and an entire chapter is devoted on the recent techniques like Color Doppler and Color Power Doppler. The textbook is concluded by a chapter discussing the artifacts, and finally a chapter on performance and safety.

The style is highly readable, although the text is somewhat repetitive. One striking observation - for a physicist at least - is that professor Kremkau denies the efforts spent in inventing a readable representation of mathematical relations over the past 500 years or so, and has invented his own system. So instead of the usual "wavelength equals propagation speed divided by frequency" written in mathematical symbols, we see frames like "frequency UP, wavelength DOWN" throughout the book. Strange, and probably not particularly efficient.

Each chapter is accompanied by a list of over 100 questions, and the answers are provided at the end of the book after the summary chapter. Each chapter also contains a small handy glossary. The book is lavishly illustrated and has a useful index, while the list of references is not particularly impressive.

I think,that this book is for those, who wants understand, what is ultrasound, what are the basic principals of working with it, and how to use ultrasound in practice. So, good begining for education in the field of ultrasound. Good luck for everybody, and of course, fortune!

I found this book very understandable and easy in the sense that it describes most of the physical principles in detail and with equation which some other authors lack. Though it's not so easy to read at once or showing not only definations but also descriptions of topics which makes it more to understand instead of just memorizing the things and that is the most important thing I found in it

First, a confusing omission on p118, eqn: 4.28.
The transverse component should be defined first as:
Mx'y' = Mx' + i My' = ...
This omission may be confusing when the previous chapter is not read before this one, as the definition of Mx'y' is not defined earlier in this chapter.

p.123 eqn: 4.43,
Mxy should be labeled Mx'y', Mx and My should be Mx' and My'
There should be an equals sign after defining Mx(w,(t1+t2)+) + iMy(w,(t1+t2)+)

This is an excellent textbook. Easy to follow if you are comfortable with Electromagnetics already. Lot's of math and examples inside. Make sure u get this book first, if you study MRI.

The selection of the chapters and the overall coverage of this book are excellent. It provides an outstanding and detailed description of MR physics and of how MR signals are generated and processed. However, not being an engineer or a physicist but a MD interested in MRI, I had some problems with the mathematical background required to understand the formulas used in this book. I feel that the book would be greatly improved if a more detailed explanation to the mathematics were given. At this point, I would recommend this book to graduate students or Ph.D.'s in physics, in biomedical or in electrical engineering, who want to understand in detail the principles of MR signal generation and processing. Because of the somewhat complicated mathematics, the book might be somewhat less destined, but still of interest, to radiologists and MRI physicians who, like me, want to enhance their understanding of MR physics and signal processing.

The selection of the chapters and the overall coverage of this book are excellent. It provides an outstanding and detailed description of MR physics and of how MR signals are generated and processed. However, not being an engineer or a physicist but a MD interested in MRI, I had some problems with the mathematical background required to understand the formulas used in this book. I feel that the book would be greatly improved if a more detailed explanation to the mathematics were given. At this point, I would recommend this book to graduate students or Ph.D.'s in physics, in biomedical or in electrical engineering, who want to understand in detail the principles of MR signal generation and processing. Because of the somewhat complicated mathematics, the book might be somewhat less destined, but still of interest, to radiologists and MRI physicians who, like me, want to enhance their understanding of MR physics and signal processing.

Magnetic resonance has recently recieved many riches in the form of excellent, definitive texts that have bundled together the advances of the last 20 or so years. Drs. Liang and Lauterbur have added to this trove by writing a text that goes beyond the standard descriptions of magnetic resonance image formation and including many advanced techniques available today, some of which they originated. The ideal audience for this text includes scientists, engineers, and physicians actively developing MRI applications from the physics on up. Though containing many recent developments it contains a core of medical imaging information that will not be outdated. The mathematical depth is sufficient to serve as a reference of basic and sophisticated methods but with enough pedagogical information to tutor the interested student. Liang and Lauterbur should be on the shelf of any serious professional or insightful student.

I am an old nurse stuck in my ways, so I found this reference a bit difficult to use at first. All tests are in alphabetical order instead of being divided by type, but that actually is an advantage I suppose. There are a couple great cross references - one in the beginning where you can look up common disorders and it lists what tests are recommended (NICE!) and of course the index in the back where it also lists the common abbreviations and tells you what the actual name of the test is/ where to find it etc. Great book, up to date, easy to understand, complex enough to explain what the test is for, how it works, how to collect, what the results mean, teaching recommendations, consideration etc. Just wish I had gotten it in hardcover....

Auseful tool to find normal values and aceptable levels of every element of body fluids. Abrief desciption of each test is followed by lists of medical conditions that may influence the result.The design of professional considerations add more value to this book, since abnormal results not necessarily reflect abnormal medical conditions, they may as well come from various mistakes when preparing or handling the test, or influenced by the patient's previous medications. The text is well organized with plain English. A very useful book that I'd like to recommend it to every medical student.

I've taught nursing for the past 22 years and this is by far the best lab book I've ever used. At first glance it may appear intimidating, but it is very user friendly. The first few pages are medical diagnoses and their common labs with the most critical few astericked. The majority of the text is alphabetized by lab name and includes not only the values, but panic values, highlighted boxes for signs and symptoms of toxicities and treatments for each, and an extensive list of causes for high and low levels. There is much more to this text, but these are the qualities I love most. If you want to prevent patient's problems or at least identify them early, this text is a must and it will make you look like a genius in the process! I won't leave home without it.

Darlene A. Franklin RN MSN
Tennessee Technological University

I find myself referencing this paperback over and over again for both personal and professional help. The information is organized and written in a very simple, easy to locate, and understandable fashion. It is very handy to have on your shelf.

This book is indeed very helpfull. Lots of advice for reporting, I also found it of use when structuring the examination. I does not get full score since the pediatric perspective is missing.

If you are sick of textbooks that describe various conditions but don't show you how to interpret echos, then this book is for you. A truly great book that is very easy and simple to read. I have recomended it to many others who have also loved it. It is not an introductory text, but tells you how to report echos. Good for the cardiology trainees and someone who is still finding his way with reporting.

the most important part of echocardiography is the accompanying report. no amount of color photos and doppler tracings can compensate for a poorly written report. reports have to be written disease wise from management and prognosis point of views. different diseases merit different reports. this book is all about how to write correlative and interpretative reports for varying cardiac conditions. thus anyone wishing to master this art of reporting, this small book is a must.

FINALLY A BOOK FOR THE "WORKING MAN"! WE TEND TO UDERESTIMATE THE REPORTING ROLE OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, AND THIS NEW BOOK IS JUST WHAT WE NEED TO BRING IT BACK INTO PERSPECTIVE. CLEAR, CONCICE INFORMATION WE ALL SHOULD USE. A MUST FOR EVERY PHYSICIAN OR TECHNICIAN IN THE ECHO FIELD.

As a cardiologist with an interest in vascular imaging, this was a very good introduction. I appreciated the colloquial style and illustrations. The only critisism would be the absence of any mention of variations caused by vascular pathology

This is an excellent book for the beginner. I highly recommend it.

Okay, I'm the author. In all these years no one has ever put a review up here, so I'm going to do it.

This is a guide to scanning the vascular system with ultrasound. It was meant to be a vascular-sonography version of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Volkswagen Repair, or the Pete Seeger banjo book: easy to read and make sense of, and practical. It takes the reader step-by-step through protocols for scanning first carotid arteries, then lower-extremity veins, LE arteries, upper extremities, and the abdomen (though that chapter is necessarily only introductory, since that's an especially complex area). In other words, rather than theory and interpretation, this book is about how to push the probe around and get the images and Doppler--very concrete.

My feedback on this book has always been positive: people tell me that they have been able to learn the techniques with a minimum of grief.

So what the hey, I'm giving myself five stars. Excuse my towering immodesty.

Don

(P.S.: By the way, you ARDMS registry people, this is good for 16 ARDMS-approved units.)

This book is an absolute must have for anyone in the field--not just for beginners. Donald Ridgway just has a way of explaining the vascular system & scanning techniques like no other. I understand the vascular system & I learned how to scan (pretty much on my own) thanks to his book. Very helpful. Great humor. I hope Donald Ridgway writes a guide for abdominal & ob/gyn scanning in the near future.