Now downloadable for immediate gratification and with no shipping delays or costs! Powerful, featuresome, and fun, this multimedia wonder simulates the exam experience right down to the automatic timer, and it delivers CME credit conveniently and inexpensively.

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574 questions and answers in registry format ensure that you are
     prepared.

88 image-based cases sharpen your wits.

Simple explanations clarify answer choices.

References guide your further study.

Automatic timer paces you.

Performance analysis automatically scores and guides you.

Unlimited personal use means you pay only once.

Educational site licenses available for educators and DMS
     programs.

Earn 8 hours SDMS-approved CME credit.

Most RDMS candidates in Abdomen combine this Mock Exam Download with Abdominal Ultrasound: A Practitioner’s Guide and Ultrasound Physics Review. Need advice? Call us!

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Test yourself before the ARDMS tests you! Abdominal Sonography Review identifies your strengths and weaknesses, familiarizes you with the format of the exam, and gauges your progress as you study. Based on the abdomen specialty exam outline published by ARDMS, this new edition contains 550 questions in registry format together with answers, thorough explanations, and quick references for further study. More than 50 image-based cases prepare you to tackle the images on the exam. Especially effective in combination with the popular Ultrasound Physics Review. Why are our mock exams so popular and effective? Because they contain the same kinds of thought-provoking questions you will find on the exam! Coverage includes liver, biliary tree, pancreas, urinary tract, abscesses, scrotum, prostate, spleen, retroperitoneum, abdominal vasculature, GI tract, neck, superficial structures, and instrumentation—all in the same proportion as the exam itself. 12 hours SDMS-approved CME. 88 images. 213 pp.

An indispensable resource for RDCS candidates containing 679 questions and answers with brief explanations and key references for further study. This self-assessment study manual tells you how to take a multiple-choice examination. It simulates the examination experience so that you are comfortable and confident with the format. It lets you identify your strengths and weaknesses and tests your progress so that you can study efficiently. Coverage includes anatomy, physiology, clinical indications, physical principles, instrumentation, technical performance, specific diseases and disorders, interpretation, safety, and quality assurance. Written by eight well-known authors, including Sandra Hagen-Ansert and Dr. David Sahn of UC San Diego. Especially effective in combination with Ultrasound Physics Review. 160 pp.

This atlas is a practical guide to duplex ultrasonography of the peripheral vascular system of the neck, extremities, and abdomen. It is intended primarily for vascular technologists, ultrasonographers, radiologists, and vascular sugeons. General surgeons, neurologists, cardiologists, and other surgical and medical undergraduates and postgraduates may also find one or more of the sections to be of use.

The atlas reviews, concisely and system by system, the signs, symptoms, anatomy, pathophysiology, and diagnostic and therapeutic modalities for particular clinical problems. It specifies technical protocols for performing duplex studies, including initial and follow-up evaluations. Because the treatment of many vascular conditions is surgical, it includes intraoperative as well as pre- and post-operative examples. And it offers advice on identifying anatomic landmarks, differentiating vessels, keeping pertinent vessels in view, avoiding pitfalls, and interpreting unusual findings. Theory has been included but subordinated to matters of technique and practice. 402 images. 185 pp.

In form, the atlas is divided into four parts:

1. Arterial scanning (neck, lower and upper extremities, and abdomen)

2. Venous scanning (lower and upper extremities)

3. Special studies

4. Color flow imaging

The updated and completely revised new edition of this very popular and beautifully illustrated book targets the most essential information about human embryology and developmental defects, week by week, stage by stage, to demonstrate why and when abnormalities occur and the vital roles of the placenta and fetal membranes. A concise version of The Developing Human, this book's special strength is its color illustrations, MRIs, sonograms, and scanning electron micrographs. The comprehensively updated 7th edition comes with access to the complete contents online via Student Consult, plus 18 phenomenal embryology animations, additional review questions and answers, and more. Saunders. 368pp.

New for the ARDMS Breast exam!
Brand new from the best-selling author Kathryn Gill, this downloadable mock exam and learning resource covers exactly what you need to learn to pass the specialty exam in breast sonography. Powerful, featuresome, and fun, this multimedia wonder simulates the exam experience right down to the automatic timer, and it delivers CME credit conveniently and inexpensively. Coverage includes breast instrumentation and technique, normal anatomy, benign versus malignant features, specific lesions (benign), specific lesions (malignant), and invasive procedures—all in the same proportion as the exam itself. Breast Sonography Review is very effective in combination with Ultrasound Physics Review: SPI Edition, by Cindy A. Owen, RT, RDMS, RVT, FSDMS, and James A. Zagzebski, PhD. Why are the Davies mock exams so popular and effective? Because they contain the same kinds of thought-provoking questions you will find on the exam!

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Nearly 300 questions and answers in registry format ensure that you
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More than 100 image-based cases and tutorial illustrations sharpen
      your wits.

Simple explanations clarify answer choices.

Tutorials explain and illustrate key facts and principles.

Bonus tutorial from a leading textbook covers exam topics in depth.

References guide your further study.

Automatic timer paces you.

Performance analysis automatically scores and guides you.

Unlimited personal use means you pay only once.

Educational site licenses available for educators and DMS
     programs.

Earn 10 hours SDMS-approved CME credit.

Most RDMS and RDCS candidates combine this Mock Exam Download with the specialty reviews described in the RDMS and RDCS sections of this website. Need advice? Please call us!

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Test yourself before the ARDMS tests you! Kathryn Gill’s Breast Sonography Review illuminates the facts and principles on which you will be tested, hones your test-taking skills, and reveals your strengths and weaknesses by exam topic. Based precisely on the breast specialty exam outline published by ARDMS, this review contains 349 registry-like questions (including CME activity questions) together with answers, clear explanations, and quick references for further study. Image-based cases and schematic illustrations prepare you to tackle images, anatomy, and pathology on the exam. Coverage includes breast instrumentation and technique, normal anatomy, benign versus malignant features, specific lesions (benign), specific lesions (malignant), and invasive procedures—all in the same proportion as the exam itself. Breast Sonography Review is very effective in combination with Ultrasound Physics Review: SPI Edition, by Cindy A. Owen, RT, RDMS, RVT, FSDMS, and James A. Zagzebski, PhD. Why are the Davies mock exams so popular and effective? Because they contain the same kinds of thought-provoking questions you will find on the exam! Approved for 6 hours of continuing medical education credit.

New and unique, this very well-illustrated book by Charlotte Henningsen and 28 contributing experts explains ultrasound as it is practiced—by clinical scenario, including presenting complaints, patient symptoms, rule-out orders, and the like. Rather than chapters on organ systems, here ultrasound is presented as it is practiced in real life by real sonographers dealing with real problems: right upper quadrant pain, lost IUD, hematuria, breast mass, neck mass, uncertain last menstrual period, bleeding with pregnancy, pulsatile abdominal mass, epigastric pain, R/O renal failure, pediactric mass, etc.

The book is divided into four main parts—Abdomen, Gynecology, Obstetrics, and Superficial Structures—and covers them thoroughly. Substantial chapters on breast ultrasound and neonatal neurosonography will please registry candidates, students, and practitioners alike. So will the last section on miscellaneous clinical situations and conditions, including carotid artery disease, hip dysplasia, and leg pain.

Each chapter begins, proceeds, and concludes in the same clinically relevant format:

Clinical scenario

Objectives

Glossary of terms

Pathological conditions

Sonographic findings

Case studies for discussion

Study questions

References and Bibliography

Reader-friendly tables and boxed information highlight key concepts and information, and a wealth of images and schematic illustrations clarify sonographic anatomy and findings.

We like this book! It develops and promotes critical thinking when and where it counts. At the same time it is a well-formatted quick reference for departments, a clinically oriented textbook for students heading out to clinical sites, and a valuable adjunct to registry prep—specifically with regard to the applied-knowledge questions that typify the ARDMS exams. It's also a very nice complement to the Davies mock exams—available both in book and CD-ROM formats. Ultrasound educators: Call for information about the image collection available on CD-ROM. Mosby. 1,100+ illustrations, 36 color plates. 550 pp.

New! Thorough, comprehensive, classic—this is the standard and “most trusted” physics reference, now in its updated and expanded 7th edition. Like the other texts, it covers the UPI exam topics, is well illustrated with more than 1000 images and conceptual drawings, and includes a glossary, key terms, and self-assessment quizzes to keep you on track. Of the three books in the Davies catalog, this one has the most illustrations and is the most current on the latest imaging technology—contrast agents, harmonic imaging, coded excitation, panoramic imaging, spatial compounding, 3D imaging, and digital image storage and communication. Also, we believe, it is the most thorough, technical, and therefore difficult of these three books. Saunders. 1,268 illustrations. 592 pp.

This is the brand new color edition of the dictionary that has been the first and last word in medicine for more than 100 years. Our favorite part? . . . The bonus CD that allows you to add hundreds of thousands of medical terms to your spell-checker and to put 35,000 words and their definitions on any handheld device. Great value! Great gift! Update your home, clinic, and office libraries today. Saunders. 1,500 color illustrations. 2,190 pp.

A short, simple, clear, well-illustrated introduction that covers and unifies the basic principles and concepts of ultrasound physics. Perfect for physicsphobes. UPI topics are covered, although (by design) not as deeply or complexly as in Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation by Hedrick, Hykes and Starchman, and Diagnostic Ultrasound: Principles and Instruments by Kremkau. Self-assessment quizzes ensure that you understand each chapter. Mosby. 334 illustrations. 240 pp.

The perfect complement to Sonography: Introduction to Normal Structure and Function, this workbook reinforces the concepts of the parent text with hands-on activities, and supports and completes the text by providing an excellent introduction to sonography and by preparing students for the pathology they will encounter in other textbooks later in their programs. Very helpful for students and exam candidates. Saunders. 1,150 illustrations. 512 pp.

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Now downloadable for immediate gratification and with no shipping delays or costs! Fetal Echocardiography Mock Exam illuminates the facts and principles on which you will be tested, hones your test-taking skills, and reveals your strengths and weaknesses by exam topic. Based precisely on the Fetal Echo specialty exam outline published by ARDMS, this review contains 505 registry-like questions (including CME activity questions) together with answers, clear explanations, and quick references for further study. Image-based cases and schematic illustrations prepare you to tackle images, anatomy, and pathology on the exam. Coverage includes embryology, indications, incidence of congenital heart disease, timing of the fetal echo exam, standard sonographic views, normal anatomy and physiology, structural cardiac anomalies, dysrhythmias, acquired pathology, and other conditions—all in the same proportion as the exam itself. Powerful, featuresome, and fun, this multimedia wonder simulates the exam experience right down to the automatic timer, and it delivers CME credit conveniently and inexpensively.

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385 questions and answers in registry format (plus 120 CME
     questions) ensure that you are prepared.

73 image-based cases sharpen your wits.

Simple explanations clarify answer choices.

References guide your further study.

Automatic timer paces you.

Performance analysis automatically scores and guides you.

Unlimited personal use means you pay only once.

Educational site licenses available for educators and DMS
     programs.

Earn 12 hours SDMS-approved CME credit.

Most candidates in Fetal Echo combine this Mock Exam Download with Fetal Heart Ultrasound and Ultrasound Physics Mock Exam. Need advice? Call us!

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Just Published!
Test yourself before the ARDMS tests you! Fetal Echocardiography Review illuminates the facts and principles on which you will be tested, hones your test-taking skills, and reveals your strengths and weaknesses by exam topic. Based precisely on the Fetal Echo specialty exam outline published by ARDMS, this review contains 445 registry-like questions (including CME activity questions) together with answers, clear explanations, and quick references for further study. Image-based cases and schematic illustrations prepare you to tackle images, anatomy, and pathology on the exam. Coverage includes embryology, indications, incidence of congenital heart disease, timing of the fetal echo exam, standard sonographic views, normal anatomy and physiology, structural cardiac anomalies, dysrhythmias, acquired pathology, and other conditions—all in the same proportion as the exam itself. Fetal Echocardiography Review is very effective in combination with Ultrasound Physics Review: SPI Edition, by Cindy A. Owen, RT, RDMS, RVT, FSDMS, and James A. Zagzebski, PhD. Why are the Davies mock exams so popular and effective? Because they contain the same kinds of thought-provoking questions you will find on the exam!

Attention physicians: Fetal Echocardiography Review is also a very handy reference for fellows and residents in pediatric cardiology, maternal fetal medicine, radiology, obstetrics, and perinatalogy.

Approved for 6 hours of continuing medical education credit.

The fetal heart is considered to be the most important and difficult part of fetal examination. This practical and emphatically clinical book and the DVD that comes with it enable the reader first to determine whether the heart is normal or not, and then, if not, to diagnose the type of cardiac abnormality. To provide the skills and methodology to do this, the book covers basic anatomy and embryology and explains what to look for, as well as why and how. It also describes associated pathology (e.g. chromosomal abnormalities, syndromes), which the sonographer must know once a cardiac abnormality has been found.

Here is what you will find in this powerful combination of book and DVD:

Why Fetal Heart Ultrasound?

Introduction. General principles. Review. Application to fetal cardiopathies. References.

Technical Aspects

Physical principals of ultrasound applied to fetal ultrasound. Reflection of ultrasound waves. The shortest pathway. Getting around obstacles. From the point of view of time. Physical principles of Doppler. New techniques linked to volume acquisition. Practical controls. Elements to set permanently. Zoom. Focus. Gain. Preset elements. Dynamic range. Frequency. Beamline density. Persistence. Contours. Doppler settings. The size of the box. The incident wave direction. PRF. Color gain. Using ultrasound to examine the fetal heart. Echostructure. Fetal heart position. Movements of the target. Technical pitfalls. Problems linked to exposure in the zone of interest. Ultrasound windows. Setting pitfalls. Further reading.

Correlating the Ultrasound Image with the Anatomy

Three steps, 10 key points: First step: Position. Key points: Lateralization, organs, vessels, the axis of the heart. Second Step: Inflow. Key points: Heart, diaphragm, and pulmonary veins; 4 chambers; contractile, balanced, concordant; crux-of-the-heart, rings, and offsetting. Third Step: Outflow. Key points: 2 balanced outlet chambers with the alignment of the septum, 2 superimposed and crossed arched vessels; balanced and concordant. Regular aortic arch. References.

Conducting the Examination and Avoiding Pitfalls

Taking the history. A fast glance. Views verifying the 10 key points and their pitfalls. The lift, verification of the position, and pitfalls. Technique and pitfalls: elements of lateralization, organ position, vessel position. The four chamber view: inlet verification and its pitfalls. The technique. Axial apical pathway. Crux-of-the-heart. Pitfalls. The Ao and apex of the heart on the same side to the left. The heart's axis. The swings. Lateral fluctuation: asymmetries. Anterior-posterior movements: false AVSD and false VSD. View LV-aorta. Axial-apical view. Axial lateral view. "SOS" view: Sagittal and its pitfalls. View RV-PT. Axial view. Small axis view and its pitfalls. The 3 vessel or 2 arches view. Pitfalls. Sagittal view and the aortic arch. Pitfalls. Further Reading. References.

Critical Cardiac Pathologies Not To Be Overlooked

First step: Position pathologies. Key points: Position anomalies of the organs, of situs; vessel position; anomalies of the position of the heart; in the right thorax; heart axis. Second Step: Inlet pathologies. Key points: Anomalies of pulmonary venous return; irregular number of chambers (3, 4+ or 5 chambers); unbalanced; abnormalities of the atrioventricular valves (atresia of one AV valve and the spectrum of AVSD). Third Step: Outflow pathologies. Key points: VSD misalignment in CTC, complete transposition of the great vessels, hypoplasia of the left tract, ventricular-arterial discordances and position errors, coarctation of the aorta, interruption of the aortic arch. References.

Fetal Morphological Examination after the Discovery of a Cardiopathy

Unknown karyotypes. Investigation for signs associated with the principal chromosomal anomalies. Normal known karyotype. Investigation of a microdeletion 22 q11 or signs linked with associations or genetic syndromes. Cardiopathy and intrauterine restricted growth (IURG). Fetal alcohol syndrome. VACTERL syndrome. References.

Points to remember

Technical points. Key points in the heart exam. Morphology. Further Reading.

For novice scanners and for sonographers and echocardiographers cross-training in vascular ultrasound, here is the improved third edition of Don Ridgway’s very popular, unabashedly practical, and famously unique guide to performing vascular studies—now with Uncle Don's Bonus Image Section, new chapters on the Doppler principle, those darn Doppler angles, and other vascular diagnostic modalities, plus new illustrations, new scanning exercises, and expanded coverage of carotid scanning, abdominal Doppler, upper and lower extremity scanning, and color flow imaging. As if that weren’t enough, the latest edition is approved for 12 hours of SDMS-approved CME credit.

Additional highlights that have endeared Don Ridgway to thousands of readers, propelling his how-to-scan guide up the ratings chart at Amazon.com:

Seven Tips toward Good Probesmanship

The Important and Somewhat Tricky Bifurcation Maneuver

Three commandments: Keep it centered (transverse), Check beam
     angle (transverse), and Keep it level (longitudinal)

Getting Stuck: A Word about the Flop Sweats

A Doppler Miscellany, including Those Darn Doppler Angles

Very well illustrated and very reader friendly, this revised third edition is better than ever! 304 pages, 372 figures, 28 color plates, 15 tables, and 10 scanning exercises and quizzes with 163 individual problems. Includes index, glossary, and CME component.

How To Tell a Book by Its Cover

Have you ever thought about how the binding of a book affects its performance—and you? We have. And we’ve applied what we learned to this book to make it sturdier and easier to use. Here’s how. Read more . . .

“Zwiebel,” as this book has come to be known, has earned its place as a standard reference for vascular professionals and multispecialty sonographers. Our own Vascular Technology Review frequently refers to this and the Rumwell/McPharlin book Vascular Technology: An Illustrated Review. Written by leading physicians, Introduction to Vascular Ultrasonography is a classic and effective survey that reviews the basics (hemodynamics, ultrasound physics, spectral analysis, color flow imaging, contrast agents) and then covers the role of noninvasive studies, anatomy, exam technique, and interpretation for each of the peripheral vascular subsystems—cerebral, peripheral arterial and venous, and abdominal vascular. This new edition deserves a place in your personal and departmental libraries. For RVT candidates, it is a powerfully effective adjunct to Vascular Technology: An Illustrated Review, Vascular Technology Review, and ScoreCards for Vascular Technology. 10 hours of SDMS-approved CME credit. Saunders. 713 figures, including 91 color line drawings, and 153 color half-tones. 752 pp.

Like the popular and extremely effective Vascular Technology: An Illustrated Review by Rumwell and McPharlin, this new book covers and explains exactly what you need to know to pass your obstetrics & gynecology specialty exam, topic by topic, in one volume, silver-bullet style. Written by nationally renowned clinicians and educators, it concisely reviews everything on the current exam outline, focusing your time and effort on what really counts. Includes illustrated cases, image-based exercises, glossaries, self-assessment activities, and built-in CME component. As part of Davies 1-2-3 Step Ultrasound Education and Test Preparation program, Ob/Gyn Sonography is especially powerful in combination with the registry-like mock exam Ob/Gyn Sonography Review (also available in CD-ROM format!) by Kathy Gill. 12 hours SDMS-approved CME credit! 240 illustrations (18 in color). 384 pp.

How To Tell a Book by Its Cover

Have you ever thought about how the binding of a book affects its performance—and you? We have. And we’ve applied what we learned to this book to make it sturdier and easier to use. Here’s how. Read more . . .

Now downloadable for immediate gratification and with no shipping delays or costs! Powerful, featuresome, and fun, this multimedia wonder simulates the exam experience right down to the automatic timer, and it delivers CME credit conveniently and inexpensively.

Click here for more information on the Davies Mock Exams for Download.

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600 questions and answers in registry format ensure that you are
     prepared.

192 image-based cases sharpen your wits.

Simple explanations clarify answer choices.

References guide your further study.

Tutorials on key topics make difficult subjects easy.

Automatic timer paces you.

Performance analysis automatically scores and guides you.

Unlimited personal use means you pay only once.

Educational site licenses available for educators and DMS
     programs.

Earn 15 hours SDMS-approved CME credit.

Most RDMS candidates in Ob/Gyn combine this Mock Exam Download with Ob/Gyn Sonography: An Illustrated Review and the Ultrasound Physics Mock Exam. Need advice? Call us!

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Kathy Gill's registry-like practice exam hones your test-taking skills and teaches the facts and principles you must know to pass the ob/gyn specialty exam. Precisely based on the ARDMS exam outline, it accurately assesses your knowledge by exam topic and focuses your efforts on what really counts. Ob/Gyn Sonography Review contains more than 515 questions in registry format together with answers, clear explanations, and references. More than 60 image-based cases prepare you to tackle the scans on your examination. For thorough preparation, combine Ob/Gyn Sonography Review with De Lange's Ob/Gyn Sonography: An Illustrated Review and Callen's Ultrasonography in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 12 hours SDMS-approved CME credit! More than 60 images. 218 pp.

The quick reference to use for clinicals!

This sixth edition of Merrill's Pocket Guide to Radiography concisely presents essential positioning information for more than 150 of the most common projections, including mobile and CR.

Bulleted, step-by-step procedures show how to position the patient
     and body part, making it easier to perform radiographic exams
     quickly and efficiently.

Each projection spread includes a reference radiograph
     demonstrating a high-quality image.

NEW! A Compensating Filter icon shows when using these filters can
     improve overall image quality.

NEW! kVp settings are included for each projection for quick reference.

Special digital radiography icons provide specific instructions and the
     necessary positioning adjustments to achieve optimal images.

A handy exposure technique chart improves image quality and
     reduces the need for repeat radiographs.

Whether you are a student or a practicing radiographer, Merrill's Pocket Guide to Radiography provides the positioning information you need to efficiently and accurately produce diagnostic quality images — the first time and every time!

A handy and portable spiral-bound set of AIUM-compliant protocols designed to open and stand up in the exam area. Adapted from Tempkin's Ultrasound Scanning: Principles & Protocols, this pocket guide features step-by-step protocols specifying the scanning plane, approach, views to document, and how to label each image. Each sonogram is accompanied by an explanatory schematic that identifies all of the anatomy. For sonographers, radiologic techs, and registry candidates. Top 5-star rating from Amazon. Saunders. 400 illustrations. 685 pp.

New edition! An integrated presentation of digital radiography and conventional film-screen radiography, the latest edition of this practical text provides comprehensive coverage of the fundamental imaging principles you must know to produce high-quality images and reduce the number of repeated radiographs. Features such as Patient Protection Alerts, Practical Tips, Important Relationships, and Mathematical Solutions are presented throughout the text as appropriate and listed in the appendixes for quick reference. Additional features that set the new edition apart include a comprehensive glossary, bulleted chapter summaries, a chapter devoted to digital radiography, 50 additional images, expanded coverage of artifacts, computed radiography and film processing, and unique clinical film critiques that demonstrate how to evaluate image quality and determine factors responsible for poor images. Mosby. 300 illustrations. 416 pp.

Just published! The new 5th edition of this well-illustrated textbook presents a concise, "essentials" approach to the pathologic processes you must know in daily clinical work, as well as detailed coverage of the 150 most commonly diagnosed injuries and abnormalities. Each chapter begins with an explanation of anatomy and physiology. Imaging considerations for each disease are categorized by type and followed by a description of its radiographic appearance, signs and symptoms, and treatment. This edition includes the most current information on the latest imaging technologies, including 3D reconstructions, molecular imaging, MRI, CT, ultrasound, and PET scanning. Mosby. 666 illustrations. 448 pp.

Sharpen your skills and reinforce what you’ve learned with this engaging companion to the latest edition of RADIOLOGIC SCIENCE FOR TECHNOLOGISTS. Whether used for homework or in-class assignments, this valuable resource is your perfect study and practice guide. A variety of unique worksheets, crossword puzzles, lab experiments, and mathematic exercises help you learn by doing and provide the scientific understanding and practical experience necessary to become an informed, confident radiographer.

Develop the skills and knowledge to make informed decisions regarding technical factors and diagnostic imaging quality with this highly detailed, vibrantly illustrated, full-color resource. Updated with the latest advances in radiologic science, this new edition addresses a broad range of radiologic disciplines, providing a strong foundation in the study and practice of radiologic physics, imaging, radiobiology, radiation protection, and more. Unique learning tools strengthen your understanding of key concepts, and challenging review exercises help you prepare for success on the ARRT certification exam and in the workplace.

Portable and very handy, the sophisticated new spiral-bound ScoreCards flip- and flashcard study system yields maximum gain with minimum pain, and it’s fun. Exercise your ability to think fast and recall key facts wherever you are—at lunch, on weekend outings, or between patients. Written by well-known experts, ScoreCards delivers 400 questions keyed to the registry’s own exam outline, plus answers, complete explanations, and quick references to help you commit to memory the facts and figures you must know to pass your exams. Fifty image-based cases prepare you to tackle scans on the exam. Very effective in combination with Vascular Technology: An Illustrated Review, Vascular Technology Review, and Vascular Physics Review. 7.5 hours SDMS-approved CME!

Latest Edition! This superb book takes an anatomic approach to sonographic applications—a great way for sonographers to learn anatomy. Each part of the body receives a chapter of its own, covering its prenatal development, location and size, physiology, gross anatomy, sonographic appearance, normal state, and normal variants as well as common diagnostic tests, laboratory values, measurements, vasculature, and affecting chemicals. Coverage includes body systems, anatomy layering and sectional anatomy, liver, biliary system, pancreas, urinary system, GI system, aorta, IVC, male and female pelvis, 1st through 3rd trimester obstetrics, small parts and breast, neonatal brain, pediatric and adult heart, vasculature, and an introduction to the ultrasonography of disease. The companion Exercises in Sonography uses hands-on activities to reinforce concepts presented in the parent text. Saunders. 1,200 illustrations. 576 pp.

Abdominal vascular sonography is an application in evolution, one made possible by advances in imaging and Doppler technology and by the pioneering clinical work of several groups, including the teams directed by Marsha Neumyer and Brian Thiele at Penn State and the late Gene Strandness at the University of Washington. Technically, abdominal vascular sonography is the most challenging of the vascular applications. The vessels are deeper than those of the neck and extremities and, except for the aorta, rather small. They often travel at awkward angles to the transducer, making it difficult to place a sample volume and obtain reasonably accurate velocity measurements. These and other factors make abdominal vascular sonography highly operator- and volume-dependent and therefore more successful in some hands than others, as reflected in the literature. Excellent coverage of interpretation and directly related topics for RPVI candidates. Here for the first time the acknowledged expertise and long experience of the Vascular Studies Section at Penn State’s Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is distilled in a presentation that covers the following:

The visceral vascular anatomy.

The ultrasonographic appearance of the vascular arteries and
     veins.

The hemodynamics of the visceral vasculature, including the
     hepatoportal, mesenteric, and renal circulatory systems.

The pitfalls of abdominal vascular sonography.

The solutions to diagnostic dilemmas.

The information obtained by abdominal vascular sonography can play a major role in the diagnostic algorithms for a number of presenting complaints and conditions. This video is an important contribution to the training and continuing education of the vascular technologists and sonographers who obtain this information and the physicians who direct and interpret these studies.

Since Talbot’s first successful application of real-time ultrasonography to the venous system in 1981, the techniques of venous imaging have been refined and validated by numerous studies. Now venous imaging challenges contrast venography as the definitive procedure of choice. Here for the first time these techniques are explained and illustrated in step-by-step detail by the leaders who developed them.

What are the protocols for imaging the veins of the extremities? How do you overcome both common and unusual problems to optimize the image and ensure valid, unequivocal results? Exactly what roles are played by venous compression and venous Doppler in the ultrasonographic venous examination? How do you identify and characterize thrombus? How do you differentiate venous thrombosis from conditions that mimic it? What does Doppler color flow imaging add to the evaluation? How can you take advantage of it? Why is the transverse scan with probe compression an essential component of the venous imaging technique? How and why do you map the saphenous vein? And how accurate is this ultrasound technique in relation to contrast venography on the one hand and indirect noninvasive tests on the other?

These and many more questions are answered here in detail and with authority. Part II covers venographic and magnetic resonance imaging.

Videotape Companion

Perfect for training and as an adjunct to this book, this one-hour video offers hands-on demonstration of venous imaging techniques and real-time images of normal, abnormal, common, and uncommon findings. Available in both VHS and DVD formats.

This thoroughly revised edition has all of the strengths and information of Before We Are Born—and then some. This popular text makes it surprisingly easy to gain an in-depth understanding of human embryology. Engaging and richly illustrated, it examines all aspects of human development, emphasizing both basic concepts and relevant clinical problems. The book presents a week-by-week and stage-by-stage view of how fetal organs and systems develop, why and when birth defects occur, and what roles the placenta and fetal membranes play in development. The comprehensively updated 8th edition comes with access to the complete contents online via Student Consult, plus 18 phenomenal embryology animations, additional review questions and answers, and more. Saunders. 536 pp.

The latest edition in full color! The leading authority and standard reference for ob/gyn sonography is now available in its 5th and completely revised and updated edition. Good for exam prep—everything is here—and good for your library. If you are an ob/gyn sonographer, obstetrician/gynecologist, resident, or student, you should have this book. The new edition has been radically updated by many new contributors to reflect not only the current standard of care but also all of the most recent advances in techniques and technologies, including greatly expanded coverage of 3-D ultrasound, the latest generation of ultrasound scanners, and gynecologic ultrasound. More than 2,400 digital-quality images—1,050 in full color capture the characteristic appearance of a full range of ultrasound findings, and a new full-color format makes reference easier than ever. The result is an essential purchase for everyone who uses ultrasound for fetal and gynecologic diagnosis and treatment. A big book at a great price. Saunders. More than 2400 images and illustrations, 1,050 in color. 1,239 pp.

New and updated, the latest information on key procedures and differential diagnoses in general, vascular, and ob/gyn ultrasound with a wealth of images to promote accurate interpretation of sonograms. It covers everything from basic principles through state-of-the-art techniques, with a focus on the specific information needed to pass the boards and practice radiology. Concise but comprehensive, it is extremely easy to read, with abundant charts and lists to summarize important facts at a glance. Mosby. 2,008 illustrations (219 in full color). 624 pp.

New for the ARDMS SPI exam!
Here is the new SPI edition of the single best-selling mock exam devoted to the ARDMS exam in ultrasound physics—now downloadable for immediate gratification and with no shipping delays or costs! Powerful, featuresome, and fun, this multimedia wonder simulates the exam experience right down to the automatic timer, and it delivers CME credit conveniently and inexpensively. Written by an internationally renowned sonographer who not only loves ultrasound physics but delights in—and excels at—explaining it to others. Covers the physics portion of the Physicians' Vascular Interpretation (PVI) exam.

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New edition for the ARDMS SPI exam!
Here is the new SPI edition of the single best-selling mock exam devoted to the ARDMS exam in ultrasound physics. If you are looking for guidance and a clear understanding of the principles and facts you must know to pass the SPI exam, this is the review for you. Written by a sonographer who not only loves ultrasound physics but delights in—and excels at—explaining it to others, this mock examination hones your test-taking skills, measures your progress as you study, and assesses your strengths and weaknesses by exam topic so that you can focus your effort where it counts. With 600 registry-like questions, 83 image-based questions, and simple, clear explanations, the SPI edition of the best-selling Ultrasound Physics Review illuminates this difficult subject from the point of view of the sonographer and points the way to success. An Image Gallery prepares you to tackle the scans on the exam. Precisely based on the ARDMS exam outline and edited by eminent medical physicist Jim Zagzebski, PhD, Ultrasound Physics Review covers all topics in the new revised exam as well as the physics section of the Physicians' Vascular Interpretation (PVI) exam.Very effective in combination with any of the physics texts in our online catalog. 12 hours of SDMS-approved CME credit. More than 80 images. 235 pp.

Like Zagzebski’s Essentials, this fine book is very well-written and easy to understand, but its coverage of UPI topics is broader and more complex. If you want a very thorough text and have neither a fear of physics nor a love of highly technical language, this may be your best choice. Adequately illustrated and well written, it includes a glossary, self-assessment exercises to guide you, and color plates. Mosby. 650 illustrations. 464 pp.

New edition! This popular clinical reference illustrates in step-by-step detail how to perform AIUM-compliant ultrasound protocols and produce high-quality, standardized diagnostic sonograms for physicians. A remarkably useful technical reference for ultrasound professionals, departments, students, and registry candidates, this visual guide contains detailed instructions for imaging, documenting, and labeling pathology. Here is what you will find:

Location, anatomy, physiology.

Illustrated protocols.

Step-by-step sonographic survey by plane and approach.

Images required for a complete exam and physician interpretation.

Explanatory schematic illustrations side-by-side with sonograms.

Criteria for professionalism and clinical skills.

Requisites for handling ultrasound equipment.

Techniques for obtaining and labeling optimal images.

A universal method for scanning and documenting pathology.

Everything is covered—scanning planes and methods, pathology protocol, abdomen, pelvis, small parts (including breast and neonatal brain), vasculature, heart. The perfect clinical companion? . . . Tempkin's Pocket Protocols for Ultrasound Scanning. Saunders. 672 pp.

In Q&A format, the physician/sonographer authors of this practical reference reveal the secrets and key points of expert clinical diagnostic ultrasonography. Its informal tone and easy-to-read presentation of key facts, figures, and principles deliver key concepts and study points in a fun and highly browsable style. Copiously illustrated with sonograms, color flow images, Doppler waveforms, CT scans, diagrams, drawings, quick-reference tables, and bulleted lists. A valuable book with no wasted words. Covers abdomen, ob/gyn, GI, and vascular. Hanley & Belfus. 300 illustrations. 464 pp.

For advanced practice technologists, ultrasound pros, and radiologists, this new book connects the dots by placing vascular ultrasound in the larger context of related imaging and interventional procedures. Covers techniques (angiography, MRA, CET, ultrasound), vascular pathology, LE extremities and pelvis, abdominal and thoracic vasculature, great vessels, and a thorough, technical survey of interventional procedures. A wealth of images. Mosby. 750 illustrations. 510 pp.

For anyone who needs a dedicated vascular A&P text—with a wonderfully clear exposition of hemodynamics—here is a wealth of information on standard anatomic terminology, micro and macro anatomy, vascular physiology, cardiopulmonary and systemic circulations, and arterial and venous hemodynamics. Simple, clear, and very reader-friendly. Includes self-assessment quizzes, end-of-chapter summaries, and CME component. Inexpensive insurance for the anatomy, physiology, and fluid dynamics portions of the RVT exams, and a wonderful text for vascular training. 5 hours of SDMS-approved CME credit. CME credit is categorized as Vascular to help meet the 12 hour requirement for the ARDMS Vascular Technology specialty exam. 38 illustrations. 208 pp.

For the lab that means business, the new second edition of this powerful reference delivers solutions that work: 18 sections covering everything from reimbursement, QA, marketing, and personnel to lab finance and administration. A simple quality assurance/quality improvement plan that works, with data collection forms and an illustrated guide to QA statistics. Proven strategies for promoting referrals, maximizing reimbursement and cash flow, and increasing profits. A complete guide to reimbursement. A one-stop directory of resources for the vascular lab—publications, software, vendors, registry reviews, professional organizations, training programs, and equipment manufacturers. 75 report forms, marketing brochures, patient questionnaires, and other items you can use. Chapters on laboratory facilities, mobile testing, contracts, procedures, plus a stepwise guide to hiring, supervising, and evaluating technical personnel. A practical guide to computers in the lab, with down-to-earth tips and explanations. A professional 40-unit educational slide set with bonus Microsoft PowerPoint file on diskette so you can customize your presentations and create new ones.

For labs applying for ICAVL or AIUM accreditation, writing an acceptable policies & procedures manual can be the single most time-consuming task. LabDisk delivers—and makes it a snap to customize—60 SVU-endorsed policy and procedure documents written and edited by the experts to an exacting, peer-reviewed standard. Includes references for each protocol. How easy is it?

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Need extra help with vascular physics? With registry-like questions and clear explanations, Vascular Physics Review illuminates this challenging topic from the point of view of experts who themselves have taken and passed the ARDMS examinations. Vascular Physics Review reveals your strengths and weaknesses, hones your exam-taking skills, and assesses your progress as you study. Focusing on vascular-specific physical principles and instrumentation, this edition contains more than 450 questions that cover ultrasound physics, ultrasonic imaging, physiology and fluid dynamics, physical principles, and ultrasound safety and quality assurance. Perfect for RVT candidates who want more Q&A practice on the vascular-specific physics topics in both the SPI and VT exams. 7.5 hours SDMS-approved CME credits! 180 pp.

New Edition!
The standard has been raised. Completely revised and updated, significantly expanded, and better than ever, the new edition of this popular book explains and illustrates what you need to know to pass the Vascular Technology and Physicians' Vascular Interpretation exams—topic by topic, in one volume, by leading technologists who themselves have taken, passed, and helped others prepare for and pass their RVT exams. Based on the registry’s exam outline, it includes new illustrations, duplex and color flow images, Doppler waveforms, photo-documented physiologic exam techniques, angiograms, new self-assessment exercises, glossaries, and integral CME application. Particularly useful in combination with Vascular Technology Review, Vascular Physics Review, and ScoreCards for Vascular Technology. Thorough coverage of physical principles (including Doppler), indications, and interpretation makes this book an excellent review for physicians taking the PVI exam.
12 hours SDMS-approved CME! 314 illustrations (23 in color). 442 pp.

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665 questions and answers in registry format ensure that you are
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136 image-based cases sharpen your wits.

Simple explanations clarify answer choices.

References guide your further study.

Tutorials on key topics make difficult subjects easy.

Automatic timer paces you.

Performance analysis automatically scores and guides you.

Unlimited personal use means you pay only once.

Educational site licenses available for educators and DMS
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Earn 11 hours SDMS-approved CME credit.

Coverage of physical principles, Doppler, indications, and interpretation of both imaging and physiologic exams makes this mock exam an excellent resource for physician RPVI candidates.

Most RVT candidates combine this Mock Exam Download with Vascular Technology: An Illustrated Review, Vascular Technology Review, and ScoreCards for Vascular Technology, and Vascular Physics Review. Need advice?
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New! The completely revised and updated 4th edition of Vascular Technology Review illuminates the facts and principles you need to know, hones your test-taking skills, and reveals your strengths and weaknesses by exam topic. Based on the ARDMS exam outline, this brand new edition contains more than 570 registry-like questions together with numerous illustrations, answers, clear explanations, and quick references for further study. A Hall of Images and more than 50 image-based cases prepare you to tackle the images on the exam. Especially powerful in combination with Vascular Technology: An Illustrated Review and ScoreCards for Vascular Technology. 12 hours of SDMS-approved CME credit. More than 74 images. 275 pp.

This book provides an understanding of the underlying scientific principles in the production of B-mode and Colour Flow imaging and Spectral Doppler sonograms. A basic description of common vascular diseases is given along with a practical guide as to how ultrasound is used to detect and quantify the disease. Possible treatments of common vascular diseases and disorders are outlined. Ultrasound is often used in post-treatment assessment and this is also discussed. The role of ultrasound in the formation and follow-up of haemodialysis access is a growing field and is covered in detail.

Key Features

Practical step-by-step guide to peripheral vasular ultrasound. Explains the basic scientific principles of ultrasound instrumention and      blood flow. Fully illustrated with 175 black and white scans, 150 colour scans and      220 black and white and colour line drawings. Contributions from leading names in peripheral vascular ultrasound.

New To This Edition

Accompanying DVD includes cine loops of ultrasound scans in normal      and diseased vessels and of optimum scans to show potential pitfalls      and common mistakes. Four new chapters and two new contributors, both clinical lecturers in      vascular ultrasound. New chapter on treatment techniques of particular interest to vascular      surgeons who increasingly are required to learn basic scanning skills. Sections on ultrasound instrumentation updated to cover new      developments in equipment such as broadband colour imaging. Current practices in all the vascular ultrasound applications covered      are reviewed and updated.

The single best ultrasound DVD we have seen. Since Steve Talbot’s first successful application of real-time ultrasonography to the venous system in 1981, the techniques of venous imaging have been refined and validated by numerous studies. For the first time these techniques are presented by Talbot himself in a brilliant 75-minute exposition of technique and interpretation in the upper and lower extremities.

What are the protocols for imaging the veins of the extremities?

How do you overcome both common and unusual problems to
     optimize the image and ensure valid, unequivocal results?

Exactly what roles are played by venous compression and venous
     Doppler in the ultrasonographic venous examination?

How do you identify and characterize thrombus?

How is venous thrombosis differentiated from conditions that
     mimic it?

What does color flow imaging add to the evaluation and how should
     it be used?

Why is the transverse scan with probe compression an essential
     component of the venous exam?

How and why do you map the saphenous and other veins?

These and other questions are answered in this hands-on demonstration of scanning anatomy, technique, and interpretation of normal, abnormal, common, and uncommon findings. Perfect for training, reference, and interpretation tutorials. A great companion to Ridgway’s Introduction to Vascular Scanning. An excellent resource for RPVI candidates.

Designed to accompany Textbook of Diagnostic Ultrasonography, 6th Edition, this workbook provides a comprehensive review of all material in the text. Activities include image identification, anatomy identification and labeling, definitions, transducer selection and manipulation exercises, sonographic techniques, positioning exercises, critical thinking exercises, and case reviews. Mosby. Approximately 800 illustrations. Approximately 800 pp.

Key Features

A variety of question formats includes short answer, multiple-      choice, matching, fill-in-the-blank, and labeling, to accommodate      different student learning styles. Self-test in each chapter provides extra review of material. Mock Registry Exam at the end of the workbook provides students      with comprehensive exam written in Registry format to practice for      taking the ARDMS certification exam. Answers are provided at the end of the book.