Introduction to Vascular Scanning: A Guide for the Complete Beginner, 4th ed. (INTRODUCTIONS TO VASCULAR TECHNOLOGY)
A teacher and communicator par excellence, Don Ridgway uses an informal and often humorous writing style that is both engaging and stress reducing. This 'how-to' manual delivers what it promises--a systematic, stepwise approach to acquiring the manual skills and fundamental concepts required. --Ultrasound in Medicine & BiologyRidgway knows where the difficulty and frustration lie and encourages the reader through these trouble spots. Excellent color plates, marvelous drawings. --RadiologyWhat I like best about Introduction to Vascular Scanning is the way it is written. The author has a sense of humor and has written a book that isn't so dry it makes you fall asleep. He is also very encouraging for beginners and cross-trainers. --Shelley Hutson, RDMS, RDCSI enjoy textbooks that tell it straight--thank you. If you are a working tech but new to vascular, this book is as good as having a lead tech guiding you through. --Leah Rave, RDMSThe teacher gets an 'A.' This book is a must for the neophyte and a great addition to the library of the experienced scanner. --Steve Talbot, RVT, FSVUVery easy to follow the first time through and a great review five years later. Even as a registered tech of six-plus years, I still find it a great review! --Joy R. Bennett, BA, RVTVery friendly format and easy to understand. It was written as if someone was beside me, one on one, teaching me. Great! In my 6 years of college, this book had the best format of any I've read and studied. It is the only book I actually started and finished all the way through! --Julia Palmer, RVT, RDMSThis book is an exceptional guide to vascular scanning, for experienced sonographers as well as beginners. Don's down-to-earth humor and practical approach are refreshing. --Caryl Thomason, RDCS, RVTThe content was very helpful and detailed. Good, clear illustrations. A good book for a beginner; you feel like you have an instructor with you guiding you through every step of scanning. --Feixue Yang, AS, RVT, RDMS --Feixue Yang, AS, RVT, RDMSI have been doing ultrasound for more than 20 years. I am fully aware that the more you know, the more you know that you don't know. I felt that I learned a few more tricks of the trade in perfecting my skills with this book. --Patricia Dubovec, RN, RVT, RDCSVery informative, great illustrations, extensive content. Introduction to Vascular Scanning is a well-written and informative book that contains a vast amount of information, exercises, and illustrations for a beginning or practicing sonographer. --Julie Wyatt, AA, BS, RDMS, RVTI have been doing ultrasound for more than 20 years. I am fully aware that the more you know, the more you know that you don't know. I felt that I learned a few more tricks of the trade in perfecting my skills with this book. --Patricia Dubovec, RN, RVT, RDCSVery informative, great illustrations, extensive content. Introduction to Vascular Scanning is a well-written and informative book that contains a vast amount of information, exercises, and illustrations for a beginning or practicing sonographer. --Julie Wyatt, AA, BS, RDMS, RVT