Atlas of Ultrasonography in Urology, Andrology, and Nephrology

Part I. The Kidney

1. Kidney: Ultrasound Anatomy and Scanning Methods
Giulio Argalia, Serena Campa, Fatjon Cela, Nicola Carboni, Fabio Salvatori, Gian Marco Giuseppetti

2. Acute and Chronic Nephropathy
Antonio Granata, Dario Galeano, Fulvio Fiorini

3. Ischemic Nephropathy
Antonio Granata, Elnaz Rahbari, Dario Galeano, Pasquale Fatuzzo

4. Cystic Diseases of the Kidney
Marco Misericordia, Eleonora Tosti, Marco Macchini, Andrea B. Galosi, Gian Marco Giuseppetti

5. Kidney Stones
Libero Barozzi, Diana Capannelli, Massimo Valentino, Michele Bertolotto

6. Renal Masses
Libero Barozzi, Diana Capannelli, Massimo Valentino, Michele Bertolotto

7. Renal Trauma
Libero Barozzi, Diana Capannelli, Massimo Valentino, Michele Bertolotto

8. The Transplanted Kidney
Giulio Argalia, Nicola Carboni, Daniela Dabbene, Giuliano Peta, Paola Piccinni, Anna Clara Renzi, Gian Marco Giuseppetti

9. Children’s Kidney and Urinary Tract Congenital Anomalies
Maria Ludovica Degl’Innocenti, Giorgio Piaggio

10. Normal and Pathological Adrenal Glands
Pasquale Martino, Silvano Palazzo, Francesco Paolo Selvaggi, Carlos Miacola, Michele Battaglia

11. Intraoperative Ultrasound in Renal Surgery
Nicola Pavan, Tommaso Silvestri, Calogero Cicero, Antonio Celia, Emanuele Belgrano

12. Interventional Ultrasound: Renal Biopsy
Carlo Manno, Anna Maria Palma, Elisabetta Manno, Michele Rossini, Loreto Gesualdo

13. Interventional Ultrasound: Biopsy of Renal Masses
Alessandro Volpe, Luisa Zegna

14. Interventional Ultrasound: Positioning Nephrostomy
Pasquale Martino, Carlos Miacola, Michele Barbera, Silvano Palazzo

15. Interventional Ultrasound: Puncture and Sclerotherapy of Renal Cysts
Pasquale Martino, Silvano Palazzo, Giuseppe Carrieri

Part II. The Male Pelvis, Ureters and Urethra

16. Ultrasound Study of the Ureters and Intrarenal Excretory Tract
Paolo Rosi, Giovanni Rosi, Paolo Guiggi, Michele Zingaro

17. Functional Ultrasound Study of the Upper Excretory Tract
Paolo Rosi, Giovanni Rosi, Paolo Guiggi, Michele Zingaro

18. Ultrasound Study of the Urethra
Andrea B. Galosi, Lucio Dell’Atti

19. Interventional Ultrasound-Guided Treatment of Urinary Incontinence: Insertion of ProACT
Andrea Gregori, Virginia Varca, Andrea Benelli

Part III. Prostate and Seminal Vesicles

20. Prostate and Seminal Vesicles: Ultrasound Anatomy and Scanning Methods
Vincenzo Scattoni, Carmen Maccagnano

21. Prostatic Inflammation
Andrea B. Galosi, Luigi Quaresima, Rodolfo Montironi

22. Prostatic Cysts
Andrea Benedetto Galosi, Luigi Quaresima, Roberta Mazzucchelli, Rodolfo Montironi

23. Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
Vincenzo Scattoni, Carmen Maccagnano

24. Prostatic Carcinoma
Vincenzo Scattoni, Carmen Maccagnano, Marco Roscigno

25. The Seminal Vesicles: Normal and Pathological Pictures
Carmen Maccagnano, Andrea Benedetto Galosi, Vincenzo Scattoni

26. Interventional Ultrasound: Transperineal and Transrectal Prostatic Biopsy
Andrea Fandella, Pietro Pepe

27. Role of Imaging and Biopsy to Assess Local Recurrence After Definitive Treatment for Prostate Carcinoma
Pasquale Martino, Vincenzo Scattoni, Andrea B. Galosi, Paolo Consonni, Carlo Trombetta, Silvano Palazzo, Carmen Maccagnano, Giovanni Liguori, Massimo Valentino, Michele Battaglia, Libero Barozzi

28. Interventional Ultrasound: Prostatic Biopsy with Special Techniques (Saturation, Template)
Vincenzo Scattoni, Carmen Maccagnano

29. Interventional Ultrasound: US-Guided Puncture of the Bladder
Pasquale Martino, Saverio Forte, Domenico Martino, Carlos Miacola

30. Fiducial Marker Implantation in Prostate Radiation Therapy
Andrea Benedetto Galosi, Vito Lacetera, Giovanna Mantello, Massimo Cardinali

31. Ultrasound Guided Treatment of Prostatic Cancer: Cryoablation
Andrea Benedetto Galosi, Luigi Quaresima

32. Ultrasound-Guided Treatment of Prostate Cancer: High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound
Giario Natale Conti, Antonello Paulesu, Carmen Maccagnano

33. Ultrasound-Guided Treatment of Prostatic Cancer: Brachytherapy
Tommaso Cai

Part IV. The Bladder and Female Pelvic Floor

34. Bladder: Ultrasound Anatomy and Scanning Methods
Roberta Gunelli

35. Neoplastic and Nonneoplastic Disease of the Bladder
Luigi Mearini, Elisabetta Nunzi, Michele Zingaro

36. Functional Ultrasound: Assessment of the Weight and Thickness of the Detrusor
Cosimo Nunzio, Fabrizio Presicce, Andrea Tubaro

37. Functional Ultrasound: Functional Female Echo-Dynamic Study
Del Zingaro Michele, Rosi Paolo, Luigi Mearini, Elisabetta Nunzi, Rosi Giovanni, Guiggi Paolo

Part V. The Scrotum

38. Scrotum: Ultrasound Anatomy and Scanning Methods
Libero Barozzi, Diana Capannelli, Massimo Valentino, Michele Bertolotto

39. The Testicles: Cystic Lesions
Michele Bertolotto, Massimo Valentino, Mariano Iannelli, Francesca Neri, Gladiola Kaso, Libero Barozzi, Pietro Pavlica

40. The Testicles: Solid Lesions
Michele Bertolotto, Massimo Valentino, Francesca Currò, Francesca Neri, Libero Barozzi, Lorenzo E. Derchi

41. The Testicles: Trauma, Inflammation and Testicular Torsion
Stefano Bucci, Michele Rizzo, Giovanni Liguori, Paolo Umari, Giovanni Chiriacò, Michele Bertolotto

42. Varicocele
Giovanni Liguori, Gaetano Chiapparrone, Stefano Bucci, Francesca Vedovo, Nicola Pavan, Carlo Trombetta, Michele Bertolotto

43. Scrotal Masses
Giovanni Chiriacò, Michele Bertolotto, Mariano Iannelli, Stefano Bucci, Nicola Pavan, Carlo Trombetta, Giovanni Liguori

44. The Role of Intraoperative Ultrasound for Testicular Masses
Michele Bertolotto, Nicola Pavan, Massimo Valentino, Giovanni Liguori, Stefano Bucci, Libero Barozzi, Lorenzo E. Derchi

Part VI. The Penis

45. Penis: Ultrasound Anatomy and Scanning Methods
Ferdinando Fusco, Massimiliano Creta, Vincenzo Mirone

46. Penile Color Doppler Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Erectile Dysfunction
Carlo Bettocchi, Carlos Miacola, Matteo Matera, Giuseppe Lucarelli, Fabrizio Palumbo

47. Penile Ultrasound in Induratio Penis Plastica (IPP)
Marco Bitelli

48. Penile Trauma and Priapism
Michele Bertolotto, Massimo Valentino, Francesca Currò, Mariano Iannelli, Gladiola Kaso, Libero Barozzi

Part VII. New Technologies

49. 3D US
Pasquale Martino, Silvano Palazzo

50. Elastosonography
Massimo Valentino, Michele Bertolotto, Pezzetta Valdi, Libero Barozzi, Pietro Pavlica, Lorenzo Derchi

51. HistoScanning
Carmen Maccagnano, Vincenzo Scattoni

52. US Contrast Media in Renal Disease
Libero Barozzi, Diana Capannelli, Massimo Valentino, Michele Bertolotto

53. US Contrast Media in Prostatic Disease
Vincenzo Scattoni, Carmen Maccagnano

54. US Contrast Media in Andrology
Massimo Valentino, Michele Bertolotto, Libero Barozzi, Pietro Pavlica, Lorenzo Derchi

55. Ultrasound MRI Fusion Biopsy in Prostate Gland
Francesco Porpiglia, Matteo Manfredi

56. US and Arteriovenous Fistulas for Hemodialysis
Antonio Granata, Pasquale Zamboli, Pasquale Fatuzzo, Fulvio Fiorini

57. US-Assisted Positioning of Central Venous Catheter
Anna Clementi, Pasquale Zamboli, Viviana Rosalia Scarfia, Fulvio Fiorini, Antonio Granata

58. Applications of Ultrasound in Emergency
Valentino Massimo, Bertolotto Michele, Barozzi Libero, Pavlica Pietro, Derchi Lorenzo

59. Practical Recommendations for Performing Ultrasound Scanning in the Urological and Andrological Fields
Pasquale Martino, Andrea Benedetto Galosi

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Andrology, Imaging / Radiology