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574 questions and answers in registry format ensure that you are
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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 CD-ROM 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.

Here is a powerful addition to the literature with something for everyone. For exam candidates, Kathy Gill’s Abdominal Ultrasound: A Practitioner’s Guide covers the ARDMS exam topics in colorful detail. For sonographers in training and educators it offers superbly illustrated and wonderfully written how-to instruction together with dozens of features that make learning easy and—dare we say it?—fun. For veteran sonographers and department managers it is a powerful addition to your reference library, full of facts, tips, explanations, CME credit, and images for the ultrasound professionals who perform and interpret the exams.

In beautifully illustrated detail this hardbound text covers anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, test indications, interpretation, scanning techniques, tips, and pitfalls. Highlights:

Coverage includes the liver, gallbladder and biliary tree, pancreas,
     kidneys and bladder, spleen, nonroutine views, thyroid, breast
     (excellent chapter), scrotum, prostate, contrast agents,
     intraoperative sonography, other diagnostic modalities, and
     Doppler basics.

Nearly 1,000 illustrations demonstrate normal and abnormal views,
     artifacts, patient positions, scanning techniques, clinical anatomy,
     principles of ultrasound, ultrasound instrumentation, and correlative
     radiologic and nuclear medicine studies. Gray scale and color flow
     images are reproduced in exacting detail.

Key terms and concepts are listed in the margin at the beginning of
     each chapter. A complete glossary appears at the end of the book.

Color boxes with tips, pediatric pointers, pathology highlights,
     diagnostic criteria, risk factors, key measurements, AIUM
     standards, and other information highlight and reinforce key facts
     and clinical advice.

End-of-chapter self-assessment quizzes focus and guide your
     study.

Anatomy-labeling exercises ensure your mastery of essential
     anatomic facts, scan planes, and physiologic concepts.

This book is a keeper. And it’s an SDMS-approved continuing education activity. In combination with Cindy Owen’s registry-like mock exam Abdominal Sonography Review, you can’t miss. Highly recommended. 12 hours of SDMS-approved CME! Saunders. Nearly 1,000 illustrations—many in color. 504 pp.

Ultrasound continues to be one of the most important diagnostic tools in medicine and is used by a wide range of healthcare professionals across many applications. This book provides a practical, clinically relevant guide for all practitioners working in the field of abdominal ultrasound. Its aim is to enable the operator to maximize the diagnostic information and recognize the limitations of ultrasound scans.



Covers the basic related anatomy, technique and ultrasound
     appearances together with the most common pathological
     processes.

Contains nearly 600 illustrations, including over 100 in color.

Succinct but comprehensive and well referenced.



A wider, more holistic approach to the patient, including presenting
     symptoms, complementary imaging procedures and further
     management options.

Fully updated content and references.

Full color text throughout.

Abdominal Ultrasound is written by one of the leading sonographer practitioners in the UK who is based at one of the principal centers for abdominal ultrasound. This book provides a working manual for the busy practitioner and will be invaluable as a textbook for those wishing to enter the field. Churchill Livingstone. 276 pp. 595 illustrations.

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! 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.

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.

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.

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, at less expense, 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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600 questions and answers in registry format ensure that you are
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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 CD-ROM Mock Exam Download with Ob/Gyn Sonography: An Illustrated Review and the Ultrasound Physics CD-ROM 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.

Highly illustrated and practical, this introduction to obstetric ultrasound provides a step-by-step guide for those new to ultrasound as well as a source of reference for the more experienced ultrasonographer. The content details the use of ultrasound in all aspects of pregnancy, as well as many other commonly encountered gynecological situations.



The order of material follows a logical approach to the use of
     ultrasound in pregnancy that's easy to learn and remember.

Comprehensive and user-friendly, this resource provides basic
     knowledge of the ultrasound.

The content offers accurate, precise, relevant, and applicable
     information that could be useful for a new student or an
     experienced practitioner.

High-quality images aid the reader in coming to an understanding
     of difficult topics.



Completely rewritten and updated, this text features the most
     current information available.

A large number of new illustrations, including many full-color
     Doppler images, highlight important topics.

Color is used throughout the book, creating a fresh, vibrant look.

New chapter on screening includes new material on screening for
     Down's Syndrome, a critical topic in this field.

New information on medico-legal implications, audit, and safety
     provide the reader with knowledge of real-world issues.

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.

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.

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, at less expense, 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.

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

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

83 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 15 hours SDMS-approved CME credit.

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

*Compatible with Windows 98 and above. Not compatible with Windows 95, or Apple Macintosh systems.

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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. 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.

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.



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.