Thyroid Ultrasound and Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy

Thyroid Ultrasound and Ultrasound-Guided FNA, Second Edition is a "user friendly" book, written specifically for the clinician, and offers a hands-on approach to using ultrasound in the evaluation and management of thyroid disease. It discusses new information regarding ultrasound and the subtleties one needs to know in the application of this technique. By using scores of ultrasound images, it demonstrates how ultrasound is integrated with the history, physical exam, and other thyroid tests (especially FNA biopsy) to provide information that improves patient care. The book also presents many new innovative uses of ultrasound that are being implemented worldwide. It continues to be an important book, filling a void that exists in this field. Foreword written by Leonard Wartofsky, MD, MACP, Chairman, Department of Medicine, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. TOC:List of contributors.- Preface.- Acknowledgments.- History of Thyroid Ultrasound.- Principles of Ultrasound Physics.- Color-Flow and Power Doppler Sonography.- Normal and Abnormal Ultrasound Anatomy of the Neck.- Ultrasound of Autoimmune Thyroid Disease.- Ultrasound of Thyroid Nodules.- Ultrasound-guided Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy.- The Role of Ultrasound in Managing Thyroid Cancer.- Ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Ethanol Injection.- Ultrasound-guided Laser and Other Ablative Techniques.- Index.