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Book reviews Book reviews Title: Author: Publisher: Techniques <strong>in</strong> Non<strong>in</strong>vasive Vascular Diagnosis. An Encyclopedia of Vascular test<strong>in</strong>g. Robert J. Daigle BA, RVT Summer Publish<strong>in</strong>g, Littleton, Colorado Email: Summerpublish<strong>in</strong>g@aol.com Approximate Price: $140 which <strong>in</strong>cludes shipp<strong>in</strong>g and handl<strong>in</strong>g. Order by contact<strong>in</strong>g www.summerpublish<strong>in</strong>g.com As the title suggests, this is a very practical publication on how to per<strong>for</strong>m vascular ultrasound scann<strong>in</strong>g and functional non-<strong>in</strong>vasive vascular tests. It is concise and the majority of it is <strong>in</strong> po<strong>in</strong>t <strong>for</strong>m. It does not cover <strong>in</strong> depth, the anatomy and physiology/pathophysiology of arterial and venous systems but does cover the basic anatomy of each region and some physiology/ haemodynamics. It covers the majority of applications of vascular ultrasound. There are chapters cover<strong>in</strong>g: Pr<strong>in</strong>ciples of Doppler ultrasound, carotid duplex scann<strong>in</strong>g and <strong>in</strong>terpretation (<strong>in</strong>cludes measurement of stenosis by angiography and duplex), vertebral and subclavian imag<strong>in</strong>g, venous anatomy and haemodynamics, venous imag<strong>in</strong>g and photoplethysmography, ve<strong>in</strong> mapp<strong>in</strong>g preop, and upper arm venous imag<strong>in</strong>g. Arterial chapters cover relevant basic anatomy, physiology and haemodynamics, leg artery duplex imag<strong>in</strong>g, physiologic test<strong>in</strong>g which <strong>in</strong>cludes ankle/brachial <strong>in</strong>dex, pulse volume record<strong>in</strong>g, Doppler wave<strong>for</strong>m analysis and exercise test<strong>in</strong>g. Arterial bypass grafts/stents are covered as well as upper arm arterial duplex and non imag<strong>in</strong>g methods. Other areas covered are vasculogenic impotence, transcranial Doppler, abdom<strong>in</strong>al scann<strong>in</strong>g fundamentals and haemodialysis access fistulas and grafts. The diagrams <strong>in</strong> the text are clear and well labeled. <strong>Ultrasound</strong> images <strong>in</strong> the text are also clear, easy on the eye and relevant to the text. Un<strong>for</strong>tunately all images are black and white. Colour images of colour Doppler signals could have given more <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mation and been more educational. Scattered throughout each chapter are relevant tips, suggestions and pitfalls to look out <strong>for</strong> which are based on the authors extensive experience <strong>in</strong> vascular ultrasound. The publication is r<strong>in</strong>gbound which on the positive side has kept the price low, however, if used extensively, the pages may tear and fall out. The chapter on abdom<strong>in</strong>al vascular imag<strong>in</strong>g is quite basic with limited and dated <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mation on abdom<strong>in</strong>al aortic endolum<strong>in</strong>al grafts. Importantly, to assist the reader, there are references at the end of every chapter and suggested additional read<strong>in</strong>g. There are also 30 MCQ review questions and answers at its conclusion. As mentioned previously, this is a very practical, “how to do it” type of publication which would be very beneficial to sonographers work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> isolation or <strong>in</strong> remote areas where supervision or peer support is m<strong>in</strong>imal. Its coverage of topics such as anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology and haemodynamics is quite basic, so it would not be adequate to satisfy the DMU vascular syllabus. It would be a useful adjunct to have <strong>in</strong> practices that are educat<strong>in</strong>g sonographers <strong>in</strong> vascular ultrasound as it gives an accurate “step by step” approach to vascular scann<strong>in</strong>g. This publication would be of benefit not only to the tra<strong>in</strong>ee but the tra<strong>in</strong>er as well. Warren Lewis DMU (Vascular) CardioVascular ascular Centre, Newcastle, Australia Title: Differential diagnosis <strong>in</strong> obstetric and gynecologic ultrasound Authors: RAL Bisset, AN Khan, and NB Thomas Publishers: Saunders (Elsevier Science Inc) Year: 2002 Approximate Price: $A123 (<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g GST) Differential Diagnosis <strong>in</strong> Obstetrics and Gynecologic <strong>Ultrasound</strong> is a terrific book and one that is go<strong>in</strong>g to stay close by my side dur<strong>in</strong>g day-to-day cl<strong>in</strong>ical work. The 2002 publication is the second edition of the text, the first edition hav<strong>in</strong>g been published <strong>in</strong> 1996. The authors are radiologists from Manchester, UK. The book is a soft-covered book of some 430 pages. Its purpose is to provide a compact handbook that provides a lot of diagnostic <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mation <strong>in</strong> a concise, list style <strong>for</strong>mat. Lists of possible diagnoses are comb<strong>in</strong>ed, where applicable, with more detailed explanatory paragraphs. The very detailed Contents list and Index make it easy to f<strong>in</strong>d topics of <strong>in</strong>terest, an important feature of a book designed to provide readily accessible <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mation <strong>in</strong> the cl<strong>in</strong>ical sett<strong>in</strong>g. My <strong>in</strong>itial reaction on open<strong>in</strong>g the book was negative, as it has no images or diagrams. However, as the authors po<strong>in</strong>t out this allows the production of a small, compact handbook provid<strong>in</strong>g a great deal of diagnostic <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mation, and this it certa<strong>in</strong>ly does. After read<strong>in</strong>g the contents of the text, the lack of images and diagrams seems far less important. The <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mation is well sourced and good reference lists are provided at the end of each section (often a s<strong>in</strong>gle page). I found this a very useful feature as it would allow easy followup of areas of particular <strong>in</strong>terest and allows the reader to see the quality of the source material very quickly and easily. The majority of the text is devoted to obstetrics, approximately 360 pages <strong>in</strong> total, with good coverage of all areas <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g early pregnancy, fetal anomalies and growth and well-be<strong>in</strong>g. I found the section on the fetal musculoskeletal system particularly well done as this is an area where there is often so much <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mation <strong>in</strong> ASUM ULTRASOUND BULLETIN VOLUME 6 NUMBER 3 AUGUST 2003 51
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