BookAntonio Granata, Michele Bertolotto, editors.
Summary: This book is a wide-ranging guide to current and emerging applications of ultrasonography within nephrology that aims to provide readers with a sound understanding of the rationale for and the use of ultrasound techniques in various disease settings, including, for example, complications following renal transplantation, arteriovenous fistulas, renal artery stenosis, nonstenotic renal artery pathology, renal vein pathology, aortic disease, and acute renal failure. Particular emphasis is placed on newer applications, such as those involving elastosonography, contrast-enhanced ultrasonography, and color Doppler imaging. There is no doubt that ultrasound techniques can improve the standard of care in nephrology, from vascular access planning to management of uremic complications. Nevertheless, many nephrologists continue to delegate the performance of ultrasonography to radiologists or other colleagues, which is especially regrettable given the advent of affordable, portable ultrasound scanners. This book will be of value for all clinicians interested in the role of ultrasound techniques in nephrology and will be especially useful for nephrologists seeking to incorporate ultrasonography into their practice. .
Contents:
Doppler Signal and Doppler Waveform Analysis
Grayscale Ultrasound Artifacts
Color Doppler and CEUS Artifacts
AKI and CIN: Real or Hype?
NSF: Real or Hype?
Gadolinium Retention in Brain and Body: Clinical and Preclinical Evidence
Acute Kidney Injury: Color Doppler US
Chronic Kidney Disease: Color Doppler US
The Diabetic Kidney
Renal Vessels
Renal Traumas in Nephrologic Patients
The Elderly Kidney
Intraparenchymal Renal Resistive Index: The Basic of Interpretation and Common Misconceptions
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in Nephrology
Functional MR Imaging in Native Kidney Dysfunction
Transplanted Kidney
Sonographic Evaluation of Surgical Complications of Kidney Transplantation
Functional MR Imaging in Transplanted Kidney Dysfunction
Elastography of the Kidney
Renal Biopsy
Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter
Ultrasound-Guided Central Venous Catheter Placement for Hemodialysis
Parathyroid
The Role of Doppler Ultrasound in Preoperative Vascular Mapping and Postoperative Follow-Up of Arteriovenous Fistula for Hemodialysis
Carotid Artery Evaluation
Echocardiography in Nephrology
Basic Lung Ultrasonography for the Nephrologist.