(Ebook) Clark's Essential Guide to Clinical Ultrasound by Jan Dodgeon, Gill Harrison ISBN 9781003171706, 1003171702

(Ebook) Clark's Essential Guide to Clinical Ultrasound by Jan Dodgeon, Gill Harrison ISBN 9781003171706, 1003171702

This Essential Guide to Clinical Ultrasound is part of the Clark’s series of diagnostic imaging books. This particular title aims to provide an overview and guide to a wide range of ultrasound examinations.Every patient’s journey into healthcare must start with a diagnosis, and almost every diagnostic pathway includes imaging. Add this to the fact that ultrasound is the most widely used modality in the world after plain radiography, and the importance of ultrasound becomes clear. The figures in England alone bear this out,1 showing that there are more ultrasound examinations performed than CT and MRI scans combined. In those parts of the world where more expensive equipment is beyond reach, the proportionate use of ultrasound is even higher, and its importance in medical care and diagnosis even more crucial.We close with the old trick question asked of a new recruit: Who is the most important person in the hospital? – the answer, of course, is THE PATIENT. Therefore, we are most grateful of all to those patients who have allowed us to share their images, and who at an often anxious and stressful time, gave their generous consent to enable expansion of all our learning. We must never forget that they are the most important person in all our professional lives.