Dermatologic ultrasound with clinical and histologic correlations

This book is a comprehensive introduction to ultrasonography of the skin, nails, and scalp as it relates to the assessment and diagnosis of dermatologic diseases. It provides a concise understanding of the diagnosis of dermatologic conditions through extensive high-resolution gray scale and color Do...

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Other Authors: Wortsman, Ximena., Jemec, G. B. E., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: New York : Springer, ©2013.
New York : [2013]
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
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Summary: This book is a comprehensive introduction to ultrasonography of the skin, nails, and scalp as it relates to the assessment and diagnosis of dermatologic diseases. It provides a concise understanding of the diagnosis of dermatologic conditions through extensive high-resolution gray scale and color Doppler ultrasound images and presents classical correlations of clinical dermatologic lesions with sonographic and histologic findings.
Item Description: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. The requisites -- Introduction to color Doppler ultrasound of the skin -- Sonographic anatomy of the skin, appendages, and adjacent structures -- Part II. Clinical applications -- Congenital diseases of the skin -- Inflammatory diseases of the skin -- Common benign non-vascular skin tumors -- The computer-aided diagnosis of soft-tissue tumors using sonographic morphology and texture features -- Hemanglomas and vascular malformations -- Cutaneous vascular tumors -- Skin cancer: the primary tumors -- Contrast enhnaced ultrasound in squamous cell carcinoma -- Locoregional staging of melanoma -- Cutaneous lymphomas -- Anatomy of the face for cosmetic purposes -- Concepts in cosmetic procedures -- Sonography of cosmetic procedures -- Inflammatory diseases of the nail: clinical overview -- Nail tumors: clinical overview -- Sonography of the nail -- Sonography of the scalp and hair -- Conditions that can mimic dermatologic diseases: "simulators" -- Part III. Terms, classifications, and protocols -- Glossary of dermatological terms -- Useful dermatologic classifications -- How to start on skin, mail, and hair ultrasound: guidance and protocols -- Presurgical sonographic assessment of the margins in skin lesions.
This book is a comprehensive introduction to ultrasonography of the skin, nails, and scalp as it relates to the assessment and diagnosis of dermatologic diseases. It provides a concise understanding of the diagnosis of dermatologic conditions through extensive high-resolution gray scale and color Doppler ultrasound images and presents classical correlations of clinical dermatologic lesions with sonographic and histologic findings.
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 1461471842
9781461471844