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  • Contributors
  • Preface
  1. The Physical Principles of Ultrasound Imaging
  2. Know Your Ultrasound Machine
  3. Essentials of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Imaging in Regional Anaesthesia
  4. Image Optimization During Ultrasound Guided Regional Anaesthesia: The Basic Principles
  5. Understanding Ultrasound Artifacts during Ultrasound Guided Regional Anaesthesia
  6. Principles of Doppler Ultrasound
  7. Regional Hemodynamic Measurements Using Pulse Wave Doppler Ultrasound
  8. Needle Tip Visualization and Tracking During Ultrasound Guided Out-of-plane Needle Insertion
  9. Ultrasound Guided Perineural Catheter Techniques: Challenges, Innovations and Pearls
  10. Ultrasound Related Biological Effects: Are There Any Potential Adverse and Safety Issues?
  11. Microanatomy of the Brachia! Plexus and Nerves of the Upper Extremity
  12. Anatomy Relevant for Ultrasound Guided Upper Extremity Nerve Blocks
  13. Microanatomy of the Sacral Plexus and Nerves of the Lower Extremity
  14. Anatomy Relevant for Ultrasound Guided Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks
  15. 3D and 4D Ultrasound Imaging in Regional Anaesthesia
  16. Perineural, Subparaneural and Intraneural Injection: What Makes Sense for Peripheral Nerve Blockade?
  17. Peripheral Nerve Blocks: Needle-Inj ection Monitoring and Documentation
  18. Role of Ultrasound in Preventing Complications and Improving Safety of Peripheral Nerve Blocks
  19. Regional Anesthesia and Functional Outcome After Major Orthopaedic Surgery
  20. Does Regional Anaesthesia and Analgesia Affect Postoperative Cancer
  1. Cervical Plexus Block
  2. Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block
  3. The Shoulder Block: Combined Suprascapular and Axillary Nerve Block
  4. Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block
  5. Lateral Sagittal Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block
  6. Costoclavicular Brachial Plexus Block
  7. Ultrasound-guided Axillary Brachial Plexus Block
  8. Rescue Nerve Blocks of the Upper Extremity
  1. Ultrasound Guided Thoracic Paravertebral Block
  2. Intercostal Nerve Block
  3. Thoracic Interfascial Nerve Blocks: PEGS (I and II) and Serratus Plane Block
  1. Abdominal Wall Nerve Blocks Part I: The Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block
  2. Abdominal Wall Nerve Blocks Part II: The Quadratus Lumborum Block
  3. Rectus Sheath and Ilioinguinal – Iliohypogastric Nerve Block
  1. Spinal Sonography and Applications of Ultrasound for Central Neuraxial Blocks
  2. Ultrasound Imaging of the Thoracic Spine and Its Application for Thoracic Epidural Anaesthesia
  3. Spinal Sonography and Its Application for Central Neuraxial Block in Pregnancy
  4. Understanding the Pathophysiology of the Difficult Spine (Scoliosis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis)
  5. Spinal Sonography and Its Application for Central Neuraxial Blocks in the Morbidly Obese
  6. Ultrasound for Central Neuraxial Blocks in Patients with Scoliosis and Instrumented Backs
  7. Fusion Imaging: Ultrasound and CT or Ultrasound and MRI Image Fusion for Spinal Sonography – Preliminary Experience
  1. Lumbar Plexus Block Part I: The Paramedian Sagittal and Transverse Oblique Scan Techniques
  2. Lumbar Plexus Block Part II: The Shamrock Technique
  3. Lumbosacral Plexus Block: The Suprasacral Parallel Shift Technique
  1. Femoral Nerve Block
  2. Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block
  3. Ultrasound Guided Obturator Nerve Block
  4. Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Block
  5. Saphenous Nerve Block
  6. Ultrasound Guided Ankle Block
  7. Advanced Sciatic Nerve Block Techniques (Parasacral, Gluteal, Subgluteal and Anterior Approaches)
  8. Ultrasound Guided Subparaneural Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block
  1. Ultrasound Imaging of the Cervical Spine and Paravertebral Region and Injections Techniques
  2. Sonoanatomy for Pain Management Procedures of the Cervical Spine
  3. Ultrasound Guided Cervical Spine Injections: Greater Occipital Nerve, Third Occipital Nerve, Medial Branch, Facet Joint, Stellate Ganglion and Superior Cervical Sympathetic Ganglion Block
  4. Ultrasound-Guided Spine Interventions for Pain Medicine
  5. Ultrasound Guided Interventions for Low Back Pain (Lumbar Approach – Medial Branch Block, FacetJoint, Selective Nerve Root Injection, Quadratus Lumborum and Piriformis Injection)
  6. Ultrasound Imaging of the Sacrum and Injection Techniques for Pain Medicine
  7. Sympathetic Blocks: Stellate Ganglion, Lumbar Sympathetic Blocks, and Visceral Sympathetic Blocks – Fluoroscopy and Ultrasound-Guided
  1. Ultrasound Imaging of the Shoulder Joint and Injection Techniques
  2. Ultrasound Imaging of the Hip and Injection Techniques
  3. Ultrasound-guided Knee Injection: Anatomy, Sonography and Technique
  4. Ultrasound Imaging of the Foot and Ankle and Injection Techniques
  5. Ultrasound Guided Interventions for Common Myofascial Pain Syndrome
  6. Novel Applications of Ultrasound Imaging of Implantable Devices
  7. Ultrasonography and Injection Techniques of the Genicular Nerves of the Knee Joint