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Recorded lecture presentations in diagnostic ultrasound are available for purchase. In addition to the lecture series listed below,  Obstetrical and Gynecological Ultrasound  presentations by internationally recognized lecturers are available. Click above link for a listing of lecture titles. Each lecture comes in DVD format and is 45 to 60 minutes in length.

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Principles of Diagnostic Ultrasound Lecture Series (DVD)
Presented by: Frederick W. Kremkau, Ph.D.
This 6-hour lecture series covers the major topics involved in how modern ultrasound imaging and Doppler ultrasound work. Recent technological advances are included.
The lecture series serves three purposes:

• It provides an introduction for participants who are new to the field.
• It provides a review and up-date of recent technological advances for practicing physicians, sonographers, and other health professionals.
• It provides a review for participants preparing for the UPI, CPI, and VPI examinations administered by the ARDMS.

Topics include: Ultrasound - Transducers - Instruments - Doppler - Artifacts - Safety

Suggested Reading

Physics    Abdomen    OB/GYN    Neurovascular
Echocardiography    Transcranial Doppler    Peripheral Vascular

The following list has been compiled to serve only as a reference should you choose to explore various publications before course attendance. You may also visit the Medical Center Online Bookstore and create a search for Ultrasound topics.

PHYSICS

Kremkau:
Diagnostic Ultrasound: Principles and Instruments, Eighth Ed. Saunders/Elsevier, 2010.

ABDOMEN

*Fleischer; Kepple:
Diagnostic Sonography: Principles & Clinical Applications, Second Edition. Harcourt Health Sciences, 1995.

Hagen-Ansert:
Textbook of Diagnostic Ultrasonography, Sixth Edition. Elsevier-Mosby, 2006.

*Hagen-Ansert:
Abdominal Ultrasound Study Guide and Exam Review. Mosby-Year Book, 1996.

*Mittelstaedt (Editor):
General Ultrasound. Churchill Livingstone, 1992.

Rumack; Wilson; Charboneau:
Diagnostic Ultrasound, Third Edition. Elsevier-Mosby, 2005. Volumes I and II.

Sanders:
Clinical Sonography: A Practical Guide, Fourth Edition. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2007.

*Zwiebel; Sohaey:
Introduction to Ultrasound. Harcourt Health Sciences, 1998.

OB/GYN  

Benacerraf:
Ultrasound in Fetal Syndrome, Second Edition. Churchill Livingstone, 2008.

Callen:
Ultrasonography in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fourth Edition. Elsevier-Saunders, 2000.

Woodward:
Diagnostic Imaging Obstetrics. Elsevier-Saunders, 2005.

Doubilet, Benson:
Atlas of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, A Multimedia Reference. Lippincott, Williams and Willkins, 2003.

*Berman; Cohen:
Diagnostic Medical Sonography: A Guide to Clinical Practice - Obstetrics and Gynecology, Second Edition. J.B. Lippincott, 1998.

*Fleischer; Romero; Manning; Jeanty; James:
The Principles and Practice of Ultrasonography in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fourth Edition, Appleton & Lange, 1991.

Nyberg; Mahony; Pretorius:
Diagnostic Ultrasound of Fetal Anomalies: Text and Atlas, Year Book Medical Publishers, Inc., 1990.

Nyberg; Hill; Bohm-Velez; Mendelson:
Transvaginal Ultrasound. Mosby-Year Book, 1992.

*Sabbagha:
Diagnostic Ultrasound Applied to Obstetrics and Gynecology, Third Edition. J. B. Lippincott Co., 1994.

*Timor-Tritsch; Rottem (Editors):
Transvaginal Sonography, Second Edition. Elsevier, 1991

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Oh; Seward; Tajik:
The Echo Manual, Third Edition. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2007.

Feigenbaum:
Echocardiography, Sixth Edition. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2005.

Kronzon:
Challenging Cases in Echocardiography. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2005

*Reynolds:
The Echocardiographer's Pocket Reference. Arizona Heart Institute Foundation, 1993.

*Nanda:
Doppler Echocardiography, Second Edition. Lee & Febiger, 1993.

*Snider; Serwer; Ritter:
Echocardiography in Pediatric Heart Disease, Second Edition. Mosby-Year Book, 1997.

NEUROVASCULAR

Alayon; McKinney:
Interpretation of Ultrasound Duplex Scanning of the Cervical Vessels: A Practical Atlas. 1998-99.

*Bogousslavsky; Fisher; (Editors):
Textbook of Neurology. Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998.

Greenberg (Editor):
Neuroimaging: A Companion to Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology, Second Edition. McGraw-Hill, 1998.

Klingelhofer; Bartels; Ringelstein; (Editors):
New Trends in Cerebral Hemodynamics and Neurosonology. Elsevier, 1997.

Polak:
Peripheral Vascular Sonography: A practical guide. Williams & Wilkins, 1992.

Toole (Editor):
Cerebrovascular Disorders, Fifth Edition. Lippincott-Raven, 1998.

Von Reutern; Von Budingen:
Ultrasound Diagnosis in Cerebrovascular Disease. Thieme Medical Publications, 1993.

Zwiebel:
Introduction to Vascular Ultrasonography, Third Edition. Harcourt Health Sciences, 1992.

TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER

Aaslid:
Transcranial Doppler Sonography, Springer-Verlag, New York, Publisher, 1986.

Babikian; Wechsler; Toole (Editors):
Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography, Second Edition. Mosby-Year Book, 1999.

Harders:
Neurosurgical Applications of Transcranial Doppler Sonography, Springer-Verlag, 1986.

Newell; Aaslid (Editors):
Transcranial Doppler. Raven Press, 1992.

PERIPHERAL VASCULAR

Barnes; Russell; Wilson:
Programmed Audiovisual Series: Venous Disease, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Cerebrovascular Disease.
Write to: Audiovisual Center, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242.

Bernstein (Editor):
Vascular Diagnosis, Fourth Edition. Mosby-Year Book, 1993.

Case:
Primer of Noninvasive Vascular Technology. Lippincott-Raven, 1994.

Hallett, Jr.; Brewster; Darling:
Handbook of Patient Care in Vascular Surgery, Third Edition. Lippincott-Raven, 1995.

Hershey; Barnes; Sumner:
Noninvasive Diagnosis of Vascular Disease. Appleton Davies, 1983.

Neumyer; Auer (Editors):
The Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory: Current Issues and Clinical Developments. Davies Publishing, 1998.

Polak:
Peripheral Vascular Sonography: A practical guide. Williams & Wilkins, 1992.

Strandness:
Duplex Scanning in Vascular Disorders, Second Edition. Raven Press, 1993.

Taylor (Editor):
Clinical Applications of Doppler Ultrasound, Second Edition. Lippincott-Raven, 1995.

Yao:
Technologies in Vascular Surgery. Harcourt Health Sciences, 1991.

Zwiebel:
Introduction to Vascular Ultrasonography, Third Edition. Harcourt Health Sciences, 1992.