Ximena Wortsman - Atlas of Dermatologic Ultrasound

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In preparing this atlas, I have been thinking of the young medical generation, who look for quick answers and are used to high-tech tools. This group includes my daughter Camila, who has recently started her medical road. It was also done while thinking of those readers who are curious and avid for information in the field of dermatologic ultrasound.

The book is divided into 10 chapters that contain common, challenging topics for those practicing this field of imaging. The chapters that show pathology are subdivided by conditions and present illustrative images and some references to review.

All images are of high resolution and were performed on state-of-the-art equipment. They show a nice correlation between clinical and sonographic images.

A practical approach to each condition is presented, with focus on its key sonographic signs. Some videos are also available, which provide an idea of the rich data available in these dynamic, real-time imaging studies.

I hope that this book will support and motivate each readers dermatologic ultrasound practice.

Special thanks to the contributors, Dr. Natacha Quezada and Dr. Marcio Bouer, and special thanks to Camila Ferreira-Wortsman, MS, who have generously supported this book.

To the staff of the Institute for Diagnostic Imaging and Research of the Skin and Soft Tissues (IDIEP), particularly to Adelina Varela, Geraldine Cocca, Veronica Pacheco, and Pilar Moreno, who have helped me daily in the task of gathering the data to build this book.

To the Departments of Dermatology of the University of Chile and the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, as well as the members of the Chilean Society of Dermatology, which have encouraged me to follow in this continuous line of work.

To my family, especially my parents Gloria Cnovas and Isaias Wortsman, my brothers Claudio and Marcelo, and my children Benjamin and Camila, who have always supported me on this road.