- Describes the use of ultrasound techniques in a variety of settings in nephrology
- Places particular emphasis on newer and emerging applications
- Includes numerous informative illustrations, most of them in color
This book is a wide-ranging guide to current and emerging applications of ultrasonography within nephrology that aims to provide readers with a sound understanding of the rationale for the use of ultrasound techniques in various disease settings, for example, complications following renal transplantation, arteriovenous fistulas, renal artery stenosis, nonstenotic renal artery pathology, renal vein pathology, aortic disease, and acute renal failure.
Particular emphasis is placed on newer applications, such as those involving elastosonography, contrast-enhanced ultrasonography, and color Doppler imaging. There is no doubt that ultrasound techniques can improve the standard of care in nephrology, from vascular access planning to management of uremic complications. Nevertheless, many nephrologists continue to delegate the performance of ultrasonography to radiologists or other colleagues, which is especially regrettable given the advent of affordable, portable ultrasound scanners.
This book will be of value for all clinicians interested in the role of ultrasound techniques in nephrology and will be especially useful for nephrologists seeking to incorporate ultrasonography into their practice.
Table of Contents- Doppler Signal and Doppler Waveform Analysis
- Grayscale Ultrasound Artifacts
- Color Doppler and CEUS Artifacts
- AKI and CIN: Real or Hype?
- NSF: Real or Hype?
- Gadolinium Retention in Brain and Body: Clinical and Preclinical Evidence
- Acute Kidney Injury: Color Doppler US
- Chronic Kidney Disease: Color Doppler US
- The Diabetic Kidney
- Renal Vessels
- Renal Traumas in Nephrologic Patients
- The Elderly Kidney
- Intraparenchymal Renal Resistive Index: The Basic of Interpretation and Common Misconceptions
- Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in Nephrology
- Functional MR Imaging in Native Kidney Dysfunction
- Transplanted Kidney
- Sonographic Evaluation of Surgical Complications of Kidney Transplantation
- Functional MR Imaging in Transplanted Kidney Dysfunction
- Elastography of the Kidney
- Renal Biopsy
- Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter
- Ultrasound-Guided Central Venous Catheter Placement for Hemodialysis
- Parathyroid
- The Role of Doppler Ultrasound in Preoperative Vascular Mapping and Postoperative Follow-Up of Arteriovenous Fistula for Hemodialysis
- Carotid Artery Evaluation
- Echocardiography in Nephrology
- Basic Lung Ultrasonography for the Nephrologist
