ULTRASOUND OF THE THYROID AND PARATHYROID GLANDS

1. The History of Clinical Ultrasound
2. Physics and Principles of Ultrasound
3. Practical Concepts of Ultrasound
4. Sonography of the Normal Thyroid
5. Benign Thyroid Conditions
6. Malignant Thyroid Conditions
7. Ultrasound Surveillance
8. Parathyroid Ultrasound
9. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology
10. Lymph Nodes
11. Benign Clinical Conditions in the Adjacent Neck
12. Thyroid Elastography
13. Percutaneous Ethanol Injection for Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders
14. Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound and Ultrasound-Guided Minimally Invasive Therapy for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Focal Thyroid Lesions

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.

Authors
• 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
Authors
• 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.)