Contemporary Interventional Ultrasonography in Urology [Hardcover]

Inderbir S. Gill (Editor), Osamu Ukimura (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2, 2008 | ISBN-10: 1848002165 | ISBN-13: 978-1848002166 | Edition: 1st Edition.

Exciting new developments and applications of imaging techniques have emerged over the last few years, leading to many improvements in diagnosis and staging of urologic diseases. Refinements in the technology mean that imaging now is much more precise than even five years ago, and this has significantly enhanced its application within several key fields. As such, there are virtually no books currently available that cover the impact of these advances within urology leaving a major hole in the market. With its sound overview of the current state of affairs, and also its focus on highlighting future advances, this book would therefore find a significant audience within not only trainees, but also practicing clinicians too. Furthermore, the whole topic of ultrasonography is a relatively overlooked one, with very few modern books tackling any specific areas of the field. This book will be up-to-date and will pay attention to the unique applications of ultrasound within each discipline.

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From the Back Cover

Contemporary Interventional Ultrasonography in Urology is a comprehensive resource for all practicising urology clinicans, as well as trainees wanting to learn the current state-of-the-art. This book offers detailed, all-inclusive reviews of every useful topic, while also significantly showing how they each fit into the grander context of urological imaging in general. Exciting new developments and applications of imaging techniques have emerged over the last few years, leading to many improvements to the diagnosis and staging of urologic diseases. Refinements in the technology mean that imaging now is much more precise than even 5 years ago, and this has significantly enhanced its application within several key fields. As such, there are no other books currently available that cover these advances’ impact on the discipline of urology. Contemporary Interventional Ultrasonography in Urology brings together the latest scientific advances in this technology, highlighting a variety of common urological problems which would benefit from further ultrasonography work, either as a diagnosing tool or as an accompaniment to surgery. Featuring contributions from an international range of leading experts, and edited by two renowned field-leaders, and with an attractive layout and a variety of useful illustrations, this book will be a must-have on urologic interventional ultrasonography for both the aspiring student and the practising professional alike.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 205 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1st Edition. edition (December 2, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1848002165
• ISBN-13: 978-1848002166
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,393,204 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not what it looks like - but solid food for thought, April 28, 2009

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T. Muller "urologydude" (Groningen, the Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Contemporary Interventional Ultrasonography in Urology (Hardcover)

This multi-author volume is sort of an update on current cutting edge and beyond cutting-edge (puncture robots) ultrasound technology. It does neither, as the title would suggest, limit itself to urological applications, nor to interventional use of ultrasound. All 18 chapters, however, are either interventional or urologic. The chapters are well-written, in-depth researched and all authors are knowledgeable about the topic they write on. Chapter 11 (physics on ultrasound) is a pearl of wisdom I have never seen anywhere else so far.
This, however, is where the praise ends. There is no chapter on ultrasound-guided puncture or cryosurgery of the kidney, and the text on the back side is misleading to say the least. It addresses itself to both 'the aspiring student' and the 'practicing professional' and promises 'detailed, all-inclusive reviews of every useful topic' (sic!). In fact, it does give you the rundown on all pretty advanced, some pretty fringy and in many cases non-current, future or experimental technologies that certainly haven't found their way to either your local academic centre or your own modern urology practice. The lack of percutaneous kidney access (without a robot) in a book that carries 'contemporary' in its title seems a no-no.
Conclusion: worth your time and money if you work academically or are really really 'into' urologic ultrasound.
Just the facts:
196 pages, hard-cover, high-quality binding and paper (no light reflection), 18 chapters can be read at 15-30 minutes each, very well-edited (typos, layout, textflow - all excellent). Target audience: Upper professional/ surgical specialist level (not suited for medical students).