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Three-Dimensional Ultrasound

Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC 27710

By Thomas R. Nelson, Dónal B. Downey, Dolores H. Pretorius, and Aaron Fenster. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 243 pp., 1999. $79.95

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Three-Dimensional Ultrasound is designed to provide a state-of-the-art discussion of three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound. A generalized overview of medical imaging stresses the emerging role of 3D ultrasound. The various techniques used for 3D ultrasound data acquisition and display are discussed, with numerous informative diagrams and images of ultrasound transducers and circuitry. Two-dimensional images of various 3D displays are included, obtained from a variety of instruments using different acquisition techniques. Numerous practical tips for how to acquire 3D data are included in the chapters.

A variety of methods for displaying 3D data are presented, and a number of computer devices used for interactive 3D sonography display are discussed in detail. Methods used to optimize measurements and quantitative assessment of areas, volumes, and distances are diagramed and explained in detail.

A user-friendly overview of clinical scanning using 3D techniques is presented, followed by a series of chapters dealing with a variety of clinical applications, with emphasis on obstetrics and gynecology, vascular imaging in the abdomen and in the peripheral vascular bed, and cardiac imaging. Early applications in ophthalmology and potential interventional fields are presented, as well as potential future clinical applications, including the use of this technique with sonographic contrast agents.

Three-Dimensional Ultrasound is a landmark publication presenting the current status of this emerging technology in great detail. The potential applications and their clinical import are well described by this group of investigators who are clearly at the forefront of their field. The reference lists are extensive and current. The images are state-of-the-art and, although the full impact of the 3D data set cannot be completely appreciated in a two-dimensional display, this book nonetheless whets the appetite of the reader to be involved in this field of diagnostic imaging. I recommend this book as an essential portion of the library for anyone interested in sonography or 3D imaging in general.

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