A basic ultrasound textbook that covers all important aspects of abdominal, pelvic, obstetrical, and superficial structure sonography. A brief introductory section covering the principles of ultrasound physics and instrumentation is followed by a system-by-system review of ultrasound applications.Presents Doppler ultrasound applications throughout to educate the reader on such applications on an area-by-area basis.Includes an extensive use of tables...