Clinical Chest Ultrasound

Reviews

Das Buch ist naturgemäss von Spezialisten für Spezialisten geschrieben, bietet aber auch für den an der Thoraxsonografie Interessierten und Endosonografikern jede Menge Wissen und Anregungen. Etwas Vergleichbares zum Thema Sonografie in der Pulmonologie existiert in dieser Form nicht, wenn man von den uns vertrauten klassischen Monografien zur Thoraxsonografie absieht.»
K. Seitz (Ultraschall in der Medizin Bd. 32, Nr. 2, 2011)

‘There are several other important strengths of this book. The first is the comprehensive nature of the work. The authors provide terrific anatomic detail within each subject heading. This is generally followed by a detailed "How To" section. Some chapters discuss the necessary training required to gain competency in these procedures. A reasonably good literature review is provided regarding the diagnostic accuracy of the procedure and in the cases of advanced diagnostics and therapeutics, and an adverse events profile is discussed. The issue of improved safety with ultrasound guidance of thoracic structures such as the lung and vasculature is appropriately emphasized time and again.
Another impressive aspect of this book is that the editors were able to assemble a who's who of writers for each chapter, all of whom are recognized international experts in their respective fields. They not only do a terrific job of explaining each technique, they also have vast clinical experience and often point out small but important caveats, which will improve the reader's ability to utilize this technology to its highest potential.
Because ultrasound is such a visually based skill, much weight must be placed on the figures and illustrations. The authors paid careful attention to that detail in the book and include 214 figures within the text to emphasize anatomic detail and to distinguish normal from diseased structures where appropriate. Further, there is online supplementary material, which includes video clips of specific procedures. For those who do not have a great deal of experience in performing these procedures the video clips will be an invaluable tool….
In summary, this is an excellent reference text, which is both scientifically strong and of great practical use for clinicians who perform procedures in the intensive care unit and bronchoscopy laboratory. It is a mustread for trainees and a terrific read for those out in practice who want to keep pace with technological advances in the clinical arena.’
Gerard A Silvestri, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine,
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
(Respiratory Care Vol. 55, No. 7, 2010)