DESCRIPTION:
There has been a rapid expansion in the field of noninvasive vascular diagnostics over the past two decades. Technological advances have provided an unprecedented variety of therapeutic options and the contemporary vascular specialist today must provide the entire spectrum of care for the patient with circulatory disease, including conventional open surgery, minimally invasive endovascular therapy, and medical management.
This new edition of Noninvasive Vascular Diagnosis provides truly comprehensive coverage of noninvasive vascular testing, ranging from conventional noninvasive technology to the latest state-of-the-art advances.
Regulatory issues are also discussed, which will become an increasingly important issue in our evolving health care system. It is designed to help determine the most applicable and practical methods for managing patients in the most cost effective and efficient manner. A considerable amount of new material has been added to this popular textbook and there has been extensive revision of its previous content.
The Editors have gathered together prominent experts in the field to address the needs of all clinicians who are involved in the care of patients with vascular disease, continuing to make this a key reference in the field.
CONTENTS:
Part I Vascular Laboratory Operations
1. Improving Quality in Noninvasive Testing by Certification and Accreditation
2. Physician Qualifications in the Clinical Diagnostic Vascular Laboratory
3. Quality Assurance of the Vascular Laboratory
Part II Vascular Hemodynamics and Basic Vascular Physics
4. Principles of Vascular Ultrasound Physics
5. Vascular Hemodynamics
Part III Cerebrovascular Diagnosis
6. Overview of Cerebrovascular Disease
7. Duplex Scanning of the Extracranial Carotid Arteries
8. The Role of Color Duplex Scanning in Diagnosing Diseases of the Aortic Arch Branches and Carotid Arteries
9. Vertebral Artery Ultrasonography
10. Transcranial Doppler Sonography
11. Ultrasonic Characterization of Carotid Plaques and Its Clinical Implications
12. Role of Duplex Ultrasound in Carotid Screening
13. Duplex Ultrasound Velocity Criteria in Carotid Artery Stenting Patients
14. Use of TCD in Monitoring Patients During Carotid Artery Stenting
15. Computed Tomography Angiography and Magnetic Resonance Angiography of the Carotids
16. Intraoperative Ultrasound Assessment of Carotid Endarterectomy and Stent-Angioplasty
17. Intima Media Thickness Measurement: Definition, Predictive Value on Cardiovascular Events, and Contribution to Cardiovascular Risk Evaluation
18. Errors and Artifacts of Carotid Ultrasound Evaluation
19. Clinical Implications of the Vascular Laboratory in the Diagnosis of Cerebrovascular Insufficiency
Part IV Noninvasive Diagnosis of Peripheral Arterial Disease of the Extremities
20. Overview of Peripheral Arterial Disease of the Lower Extremity
21. Segmental Doppler Pressures and Doppler Waveform Analysis in Peripheral Vascular Disease of the Lower Extremities
22. Pulse Volume Recording in the Diagnosis of Peripheral Vascular Disease
23. Duplex Scanning for Lower Extremity Arterial Disease
24. Duplex Surveillance of Infrainguinal Bypass Grafts
25. Rationale and Benefits of Surveillance After Prosthetic Infrainguinal Bypass Grafts
26. Rationale and Benefits of Surveillance After Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty and Stenting of Iliac and Femoral Arteries
27. Duplex Ultrasound in the Evaluation and Management of Post-Catheterization Femoral Pseudoaneurysms.
28. Lower Extremity Arterial Mapping: Duplex Ultrasound as an Alternative to Arteriography Prior to Femoral and Popliteal Reconstruction
29. Noninvasive Diagnosis of Upper Extremity Arterial Disease
30. Duplex Utilization of Radial Artery Imaging
31. Protocol and Mapping Techniques Prior to Hemodialysis Access Planning
32. Role of Duplex Ultrasound in Dialysis Access Surveillance
33. Noninvasive Evaluation for Congenital Arteriovenous Fistulas and Malformations
34. Noninvasive Vascular Testing for the Trauma Patient
35. Clinical Implications of the Vascular Laboratory in the Diagnosis of Peripheral Arterial Disease
Part V Noninvasive Diagnosis of Venous Disorders of the Extremities
36. Overview of Venous Disorders
37. Plethysmographic Techniques in the Diagnosis of Venous Disease
38. Venous Duplex Ultrasound of the Lower Extremity in the Diagnosis of Deep Venous Thrombosis
39. Venous Duplex Ultrasound of the Upper Extremities
40. Role of the Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory in Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
41. Venous Imaging for Reflux Using Duplex Ultrasonography
42. Ultrasound-Guided Cava Filter Placement
43. Intravascular Ultrasound for Venous Stenting and Inferior Vena Cava Filter Insertion
44. The Role of Duplex Ultrasound Before, During, and After Endovenous Procedures
45. Preoperative Saphenous Vein Mapping
Part VI Deep Abdominal Doppler
46. Ultrasound of the Hepatoportal Circulation
47. Duplex Evaluation of the Renal Arteries
48. Duplex Evaluation After Renal Intervention
49. Duplex Ultrasonography of the Mesenteric Circulation
50. The Role of Color Duplex Ultrasound in Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms and Peripheral Aneurysms
51. Role of Color Duplex Ultrasound for Aortic Endografts
Part VII Miscellaneous
52. Transcutaneous Oxygen Tension: Principles and Applications
53. Arterial and Venous Intravascular Ultrasound Applications
54. Three-Dimensional Vascular Imaging and Power Doppler Angiographic Imaging
55. Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound
56. Coding and Reimbursement for Vascular Lab Testing
57. Clinical Application of Ultrasound Guidance in Arterial and Venous Access
