SECTION I: CLINICAL APPLICATIONS Chapter 1 Before, During, and After the Ultrasound Exam Chapter 2 Ultrasound Instrumentation Chapter 3 General Patient Care Chapter 4 Introduction to Ergonomics and Sonographer Safety SECTION II: SONOGRAPHIC APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING ANATOMY Chapter 5 Interdependent Body Systems Chapter 6 Anatomy Layering and Sectional Anatomy Chapter 7 Embryology Chapter 8 Introduction to Laboratory Values SECTION III: ABDOMINAL SONOGRAPHY Chapter 9 The Abdominal Aorta Chapter 10 The Inferior Vena Cava Chapter 11 The Portal Venous System Chapter 12 The Liver Chapter 13 The Biliary System Chapter 14 The Pancreas Chapter 15 The Urinary and Adrenal Systems Chapter 16 Abdominal Vasculature Chapter 17 The Spleen Chapter 18 The Gastrointestinal System SECTION IV: PELVIC SONOGRAPHY Chapter 19 The Male Pelvis Chapter 20 The Female Pelvis SECTION V: OBSTETRIC AND NEONATAL SONOGRAPHY Chapter 21 First Trimester Obstetrics (0 to 12 Weeks) Chapter 22 Second and Third Trimester Obstetrics (13 to 42 Weeks) Chapter 23 High-Risk Obstetrics Chapter 24 Fetal Echocardiography Chapter 25 The Neonatal Brain SECTION VI: SMALL PARTS SONOGRAPHY Chapter 26 The Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands Chapter 27 Breast Sonography Chapter 28 Scrotal and Penile Sonography SECTION VII: SPECIALTY SONOGRAPHY Chapter 29 Pediatric Echocardiography Chapter 30 Adult Echocardiography Chapter 31 Vascular Technology SECTION VIII: ADVANCES IN SONOGRAPHY Chapter 32 3D/4D/5D Sonography Chapter 33 Interventional and Intraoperative Ultrasound Chapter 34 Musculoskeletal Sonography Chapter 35 Pediatric Sonography Appendix.