Breast Ultrasound

1998 / 176 pp. / 355 illustrations / 10 tables / hardcover

ISBN (rest of the world) 3 13 111531 9 / DM 118.00

C. Sohn MD
University Gynecological Clinic, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

J. Blohmer MD
University Gynecological Clinic, Department of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

U. M. Hamper MD
Associate Professor of Radiology; Director, Division of Ultrasound, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Comprehensive coverage of the applications and advantages of breast ultrasound in the evaluation of breast disorders. Topics include sonographic anatomy of the breast; sonographic criteria for the differential diagnosis of masses; appearance of inflammatory, benign and malignant lesions; color Doppler ultrasound for the evaluation of vasculature; and the use of ultrasound in interventional procedures.

Selected Contents:

Introduction

Basic Technical Principles of Breast Ultrasound

Current Role of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Breast Masses

Practical Guidelines for Performing Breast Ultrasound

Procedure

Sonographic Anatomy of the Female Breast and Changes with Aging

Sonographic Criteria for the Differential Diagnosis of Breast MassesPathology of Breast Lesions

Sonography of Breast Carcinoma

Sonography of Benign Breast Lesions

Sonography of Inflammatory Breast Diseases

Sonography of the Axilla

Sonography in the Follow-Up of Breast Cancer

Sonography of the Male Breast

Sonographic Evaluation of Blood Flow in Breast Masses

Ultrasound-Guided Interventional Procedures in the Breast

Three-Dimensional Sonography of Breast Masses

Sonographic Evaluation of Breast Implants

Documentation in Breast Ultrasound