Revival: CRC Handbook of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Volume II (1990)

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-10548-5
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 322 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 789 g

Reihe: CRC Press Revivals

This practical, two volume handbook provides a critical look at state-of -the-art ultrasound techniques and equipment. It is a comprehensive reference with numerous black/white and color ultrasonograms, tables and graphs. The volumes include extensive literature citations which assist the investigator in finding more in-depth references.

This work focuses on the recent remarkable expansion in both diagnostic techniques and clinical applications. It reports findings based on an unusually large patient population over al long time period. It presents the accuracy and limitations of various aspects of ultrasound.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kurjak, Asim

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Bildgebende Verfahren, Nuklearmedizin, Strahlentherapie Radiologie, Bildgebende Verfahren
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Bildgebende Verfahren, Nuklearmedizin, Strahlentherapie Nuklearmedizin, PET, Radiotherapie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Gynäkologie, Geburtshilfe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1.Fetal Echocardiography 2.Invasive Diagnostic Procedures in Obstetrics 3.Fetal Therapy-Approaches and Problems 4.Doppler Ultrasound in the Assessment of Fetal and Maternal Circulation 5.Blood Flow and Behavioral States in the Human Fetuses 6.Transvaginal Ultrasonographic Diagnosis in Gynecology and Infertility 7.Tissue Characterization in Obstetrics 8.Endosonography for the Diagnosis of Uterine Malignoma 9.Normal Anatomy of the Female Pelvis and Principles of Ultrasound Diagnosis of Pelvic Pathology 10.Ectopic Pregnancy 11.Ultrasound and Infertility. Index

Über Autor(innen)

Asim Kurjak, M.D., Ph.D., is Chairman of the Department and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Zagreb, Zagreb Yugoslavia. He is also Head of the Ultrasonic Institute of Zagreb which is the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for diagnostic ultrasound.Dr. Kurjak obtained his training at the University of Zagreb, receiving his M.D. degree in 1966 and his Ph.D. degree in 1977. He served as an assistant professor at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Zagreb from 1968 to 1980. In 1971, as a British scholar he was Research Assistant for one year at the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of London under Prof. Stuart Campbell. From 1983 to 1985 he was External Examiner at the University of Liverpool. It was in 1983 that he assumed his present position.Dr. Kurjak is a member and past president of the Yugoslav Society of University Professors. He is a member of the advisory board of five international scientific journals. He served as Vice President of the European Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. He is also the President of the International Society “Fetus as a Patient”. He has been the recipient of many research grants from the Scientific Council from Yugoslavia and is currently the WHO coordinator for the use of ultrasound in developing countries. Recently he has been elected as a member of the Executive Bureau of World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. Among other awards, he is an honorary member of the Ultrasonic Society of Australia, Italy, Egypt, and Spain, and of the Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Italy, Poland, Hungary, Egypt, Spain, and Chile. He is also an honorary fellow of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine. Recently, he has been elected the Secretary of the International Society for Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.Dr. Kurjak has presented over 90 invited lectures at major international meetings and approximately 100 guest lectures at universities and institutes. He has published more than 200 research papers and 14 books in the English language. Lately, in conjunction with Prof. Kazuo Maeda, he published Textbook of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology in Japanese. Ultrasound and Infertility and Fetal Growth Retardation—Diagnosis and Therapy, were published by CRC Press.His current major research interests include conventional and color Doppler studies of fetoplacental and maternal circulation.