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Ultrasound of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands

  • Highly illustrated, comprehensive clinical reference with annotated images and practical teaching points
  • Key points summarizing each diagnosis and annotated images with teaching points allow the reader to quickly review and absorb a large amount of information in a short time
  • Unique collaboration between a clinician/surgeon and radiologist with extensive experience in head and neck ultrasound
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. History and Basic Concepts

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. The History of Clinical Ultrasound

      • Robert A. Sofferman
      Pages 3-8
    3. Physics and Principles of Ultrasound

      • Robert A. Sofferman
      Pages 9-19
    4. Practical Concepts of Ultrasound

      • Robert A. Sofferman
      Pages 21-38
  3. Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39
  4. Thyroid and Parathryoid Glands

    1. Sonography of the Normal Thyroid

      • Hok Yuen Yuen, Cina Shin-Loong Tong, Anil T. Ahuja
      Pages 41-60
    2. Benign Thyroid Conditions

      • Ka Tak Wong, Anil T. Ahuja
      Pages 61-106
    3. Malignant Thyroid Conditions

      • Ka Tak Wong, Yolanda Y. P. Lee, Anil T. Ahuja
      Pages 107-149
    4. Ultrasound Surveillance

      • Robert A. Sofferman
      Pages 151-155
    5. Parathyroid Ultrasound

      • Robert A. Sofferman
      Pages 157-186
    6. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology

      • Robert A. Sofferman
      Pages 187-207
  5. Lymph Nodes and the Neck

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 209-209
    2. Lymph Nodes

      • Michael T. C. Ying, Carmen C. M. Cho, Anil T. Ahuja
      Pages 211-228
    3. Benign Clinical Conditions in the Adjacent Neck

      • Hok Yuen Yuen, Anil T. Ahuja
      Pages 229-259
  6. New Advances in Applied Ultrasound

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 261-261
    2. Thyroid Elastography

      • Kunwar S. S. Bhatia, Darshana Dattatray Rasalkar, Anil T. Ahuja
      Pages 263-281
    3. Percutaneous Ethanol Injection for Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders

      • Daniel S. Duick, Daniel S. Duick
      Pages 283-295
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 305-310

About this book

This highly illustrated book, complete with comprehensive clinical references and annotated images, will serve as a leading text to educate head and neck surgeons, endocrinologists, and radiologists on the basics and nuances of thyroid and parathyroid ultrasound.  It emphasizes the use of ultrasound as an office-based modality by clinicians and radiologists who actively care for this special set of patients.  This text uniquely combines the collaboration between a clinician/surgeon and radiologist who share their extensive experience in head and neck ultrasound.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-, Burlington, USA

    Robert A. Sofferman

  • Prince of Wales Hospital, Department of Imaging & Interventional R, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin (NT), Hong Kong SAR

    Anil T. Ahuja

About the editors

Sofferman, Robert (Editor), University of Vermont School of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA Ahuja, Anil (Editor), Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, New Territories (N.T.)

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ultrasound of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands

  • Editors: Robert A. Sofferman, Anil T. Ahuja

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0974-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-0973-1Published: 20 December 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-5120-8Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-0974-8Published: 07 February 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 310

  • Topics: Otorhinolaryngology, Ultrasound, Endocrinology, Head and Neck Surgery

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 79.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 119.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 129.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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