Ultrasound-Guided Chemodenervation Procedures: Text and Atlas

Katharine E. Alter, MD · Mark Hallett, MD · Barbara Karp, MD · Codrin Lungu, MD

dec. 2012 · Demos Medical Publishing

Despre această carte electronică

Ultrasound-Guided Chemodenervation Procedures provides a comprehensive multimedia approach to neurotoxin therapy using ultrasound. This combined text/atlas offers a complete review of toxin therapy, both current indications and emerging applications, as well as a detailed review of ultrasound technology and ultrasound guidance techniques for botulinum toxin injections and nerve blocks. The work also includes a detailed anatomic and pictorial atlas, which will be invaluable to clinicians performing procedures with or without ultrasound guidance. The text section of the book is a reference manual, covering conditions and indications, chemodenervation agents, and ultrasound basics including essential physics, machine settings, artifacts, scanning techniques, and procedural guidance techniques. The illustrated atlas sections offer a stunning visual roadmap for understanding ultrasound anatomy, localizing muscles, and safely and successfully performing chemodenervation procedures.

Features of Ultrasound-Guided Chemodenervation Procedures include:

• More than 1,300 clinical pictures, anatomical drawings, and ultrasound stills
• Practical yet comprehensive-an indispensable print and electronic reference for clinicians
• Review of ultrasound technology, techniques, and clinical applications for chemodenervation
• Review of clinical indications and emerging uses of botulinum toxin

Despre autor

Katharine E. Alter, MD, is Medical Director, Rehabilitation Programs, Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. She is also a Senior Clinician, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.

Mark Hallett, MD, Chief, Medical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurology and Stroke, Bethesda, MD