Prostate Ultrasound Current Practice and Future Directions
This book addresses the most up-to-date imaging techniques that incorporate ultrasound in the evaluation of prostate cancer. The volume features an important section on the applied physics of ultrasound and the future techniques that promise to be routine
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Prostate Ultrasound
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Christopher R. Porter • Erika M. Wolff Editors
Prostate Ultrasound Current Practice and Future Directions
Editors Christopher R. Porter, M.D., F.A.C.S. Medical Director of Clinical Research Co-Director Urologic Oncology Section of Urology and Renal Transplantation Virginia Mason Seattle, WA, USA
Erika M. Wolff, Ph.D. Section of Urology and Renal Transplantation Virginia Mason Seattle, WA, USA
ISBN 978-1-4939-1947-5 ISBN 978-1-4939-1948-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-1948-2 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014951847 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
I would like to dedicate this book to my wonderful mother Pauline M. Porter, who tirelessly pursued her career as an ultrasonographer in Boston and London, finally finishing her career at St. Thomas’ Hospital in London. It is without a doubt that her inspiration and professional interest in ultrasound imaging led to my pursuit of medicine as a career.
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Acknowledgments
The purpose of this book was to explore the science and theory of prostate ultrasound in a readable way. I am very fortunate to know and be associated with a fantastic group of auth
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