Education

ULTRASOUND OF THE CHEST

This book provides a comprehensive, detailed, and high-quality insight into the capabilities of ultrasound in diagnosing changes in the chest and the application of this method in certain therapeutic procedures. Special chapters present in detail the examination techniques, normal anatomy, pathological changes in the chest wall, pleura, lungs, and mediastinum. At the end of each chapter, diagnostic and therapeutic interventional procedures under ultrasound guidance are also described. The concise text, accompanied by numerous high-quality illustrations, offers the reader essential and easily understandable information about this diagnostic procedure.

CLINICAL ULTRASOUND

in Diseases of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands

This book showcases the possibilities of ultrasound in diagnosing changes in the thyroid and parathyroid glands and their differentiation from other changes in the neck. The concise text, along with numerous high-quality illustrations, provides the reader with essential and easily understandable information about the pathological changes of these glands. Special chapters present in detail the examination techniques, normal anatomy, developmental anomalies, diffuse diseases, and nodules of various ultrasound characteristics and etiologies, from benign to malignant. The book also includes sections on the role of ultrasound in diagnosing multiple endocrine neoplasia and guiding interventional procedures in the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid gland changes.

CLINICAL ULTRASOUND

in Diseases of the Breast

This book offers the reader a detailed presentation of the capabilities of ultrasound in diagnosing breast diseases in both women and men. The precise description of all pathological conditions, along with appropriate illustrations, makes this book suitable for both beginners and experienced physicians who deal with the diagnosis of breast changes. The content is divided into two sections: general and special. The general section presents the embryology and anatomy of the breast, the physics of ultrasound, and clinical and ultrasound examination of the breast. The special section covers ultrasound findings in dysplastic and inflammatory processes and ultrasound semiology of breast tumors. Cystic and solid tumors are described according to their structure, as well as the ultrasound characteristics of benign and malignant tumors.