Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Safety of diagnostic ultrasound -- Ultrasound and the World Health Organization -- Safety of ultrasound -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 Obstetrics -- First trimester -- Indications -- Preparation -- Examination technique -- Normal findings -- First-trimester screening for aneuploidy -- Pathological findings -- Second trimester -- Indications -- Estimation of gestational age -- Assessment of fetal morphology -- Amniotic fluid volume -- Placenta -- Third trimester -- Introduction -- Biometric parameters -- Amniotic fluid -- Estimation of fetal weight with ultrasound -- Fetal macrosomia -- Clinical indications for ultrasound examination: placenta praevia and accreta -- Fetal growth restriction -- Causes of intrauterine growth restriction -- Diagnosis and definition -- Ultrasound biometry -- Haemodynamic modifications -- Management and delivery planning -- Perinatal and long-term sequelae -- Future directions and prevention -- Placenta, umbilical cord, amniotic .uid -- Placenta -- Umbilical cord -- Amniotic fluid -- Cervix -- Indication -- Preparation -- Examination techniques -- Normal findings -- Pathological findings -- Multiple pregnancies -- Indications -- Preparation -- Normal findings -- Pathological findings -- Fetal malformations -- Fetal head -- Fetal spine -- Fetal lungs -- Fetal heart -- Fetal gastrointestinal tract -- Urinary tract anomalies -- Fetal skeletal system -- Use of Doppler in obstetrics -- Doppler ultrasound: principles and practice -- Doppler assessment of placental and fetal circulation -- Recommendations on reporting of obstetrical ultrasound examinations -- Chapter 3 Gynaecology -- Uterus and ovaries -- Preparation and scanning techniques -- Normal findings -- Uterine disorders -- Congenital abnormalities -- Benign endometrial disease -- Benign myometrial disease -- Neoplasms.

Adnexal lesions -- Fallopian tubes -- Chapter 4 Breast -- Normal anatomy, basic examination and biopsy technique -- Indications -- Preparation -- Examination technique -- Normal findings -- Biopsy -- New ultrasound techniques -- Benign lesions -- Cysts -- Acute mastitis and abscesses -- Haematoma -- Fibroadenoma -- Phyllodes tumour -- Intraductal papilloma -- Intraparenchymal lymph nodes -- Fibrocystic alterations -- Fibrolipoadenoma -- Galactocoele -- Adenoma -- Liponecrosis -- Male breast disease -- Malignant lesions -- Breast cancer -- Role of ultrasound -- Sonographic features -- Local staging -- Chapter 5 Paediatric ultrasound -- Introduction -- Liver and biliary tract -- Indications -- Preparation -- Examination technique -- Normal findings -- Pathological findings -- Spleen -- Indications -- Preparation -- Examination technique -- Normal findings -- Pathological findings -- Pancreas -- Indications -- Preparation -- Examination technique -- Normal findings -- Pathological findings -- Acute pancreatitis -- Chronic pancreatitis -- Trauma -- Pancreatic tumours -- Digestive tract -- Indications -- Preparation -- Examination technique -- Normal findings -- Pathological findings -- Urinary tract and retroperitoneum -- Indications -- Preparation -- Examination technique -- Normal findings -- Pathological findings -- Pelvis -- Indications -- Preparation -- Examination technique -- Normal findings -- Pathological findings -- Scrotum -- Indications -- Preparation -- Examination technique -- Normal findings -- Pathological findings -- Neck -- Indications -- Preparation -- Examination technique 384 Normal findings -- Normal findings -- Pathological findings -- Chest -- Indications -- Preparation -- Examination technique -- Normal findings -- Pathological findings -- Neonatal cranial ultrasound -- Indications -- Preparation -- Examination technique.

Normal findings -- Pathological findings -- Spine -- Indications -- Preparation -- Examination technique -- Normal findings -- Pathological findings -- Musculoskeletal system -- Indications -- Preparation -- Examination technique -- Normal findings -- Pathological findings -- Special clinical situations -- Abdominal pain -- Neonatal intestinal obstruction -- Chapter 6 Musculoskeletal ultrasound -- Tendons -- Ultrasound findings -- Ligaments -- Structural features -- Lateral ligament complex of the ankle -- Muscle -- Muscle ruptures -- Rupture complications -- Other disorders -- Baker cyst -- Morton neuroma -- Plantar fasciitis -- Superficial fibromatosis -- Compressive neuropathies: Carpal tunnel syndrome -- Recommended reading -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.