Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Sonography Professional / Diane M. Kawamura -- Orientation to Scanning / Diane M. Kawamura -- Ergonomic Practices for Abdominal Imaging / Susan Raatz Stephenson -- The Abdominal Wall and Diaphragm / Sharlette Andersen -- The Peritoneal Cavity / Joie Burns -- Vascular Structures / Aubrey J. Rybyinski -- The Liver / M. Robert DeJong and Jeanine Rybyinski -- The Gallbladder and Biliary System / Teresa M. Bieker -- The Pancreas / Kellie A. Schmidt -- The Spleen / Tanya D. Nolan -- The Gastrointestinal Tract / Barbara Hall-Terracciano -- The Kidneys / M. Robert DeJong and Jeanine Rybyinski -- The Lower Urinary Tract / Cathie Scholl -- The Prostate Gland / George M. Kennedy Antillon -- The Adrenal Glands / Amanda Wooton -- The Retroperitoneum / Joie Burns -- The Thyroid Gland, Parathyroid Glands, and Neck / Ambree Penrod -- The Breast / Catherine Carr-Hoefer -- The Scrotum and Penis / Wayne C. Leonardt and Aaron M. Chandler -- The Pediatric Abdomen / Tara Cielma and Anjum N. Bandarkar -- The Neonatal Head / Tara K. Cielma and Anjum N. Bandarkar -- The Infant Spine / Tara Cielma and Anjum N. Bandarkar -- The Infant Hip Joints / Charlotte Henningsen -- Organ Transplantation / Kevin D. Evans -- Point-of-Care Ultrasonography / Javier Rosario -- Sonography-Guided Interventional Procedures / Aubrey J. Rybyinski -- Foreign Bodies / Tim S. Gibbs.