Diagnostic uses of ultrasound. Barry B. Goldberg. MD. $30.00. 480 pages, illustrated. New York, N. Y.: Grune and Stratton, 1975
✍ Scribed by William R. Rector
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1976
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 58 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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✦ Synopsis
Amid the flourish of textbooks on Diagnostic Ultrasound to appear in the last two years, the Diagnostic Uses of Ultrasound by Barry B. Goldberg, M.D., is particularly noteworthy: Doctors Goldberg, Kotler, Ziskin and Waxham have, in 432 pages, covered all the basic areas of ultrasound usage. The text reads easily and is reasonably priced at $30.00.
The section on basic principles and instrumentation is easy to follow and understand. It will provide a solid foundation for those who desire to probe more deeply into the physics of ultrasound.
Each chapter covers a different anatomical area with the final chapter devoted t o Doppler ultrasound. General technique and preparation of the patient begins each chapter followed by description of both the normal and abnormal sonogram. The text is well illustrated and most of the sonograms are accurately reproduced. Arrows are used to call the reader's attention to important detail. The sonograms presented are a mixture of both leading edge (bistable) and gray scale. The orientation of the transverse sonogram sections is consistent with the display used in most laboratories today; the right side of the supine patient is displayed on the reader's left.
I feel that Dr. Goldberg's book has something to offer most ultrasonographers. It is clearly written, well illustrated and concise, and should find its way into the training centers as a textbook for ultrasound technicians and resident physicians as well as into the libraries of many established laboratories.