Marburger Bund Zeitung, No. 1, January 26, 2024

Comprehensive Update to a Standard Reference Work

The 6th edition of the “FKDS-Trainer” workbook offers users even more and is therefore ideal for getting started with color-coded duplex sonography and echocardiography.

The new edition of the “FKDS Trainer” (6th edition, 2023) published by Didamed features extensive updates: For example, the completely revised neurology chapter offers not only numerous tips and tricks for quantifying stenotic vascular processes in the carotid arteries but also guidance on the diagnosis and grading of subclavian steal syndrome in the vertebral arteries and all intracranial vascular segments of the Circle of Willis.

Overall, numerous case studies with extremely high image resolution have been included, all of which were generated using high-end devices from the current market leader in medical imaging. In particular, the imaging of the abdominal and renal arteries—which is indispensable in everyday clinical practice—is presented with impressive clarity, including CEUS evaluation of focal liver lesions. Helpful tips on examining peripheral arteries and veins, as well as on focused emergency echocardiography in the intensive care unit, are provided not only for FKDS beginners but also for experienced examiners.

However, the real “highlight” for your own FKDS application in everyday clinical practice are the new, workflow-optimized protocols at the end of the book, which explain how to best derive the flow curves of the respective target vessels “step by step”: These algorithms are best understood in conjunction with the 90 accompanying video clips—each just 2–3 minutes long and designed to be particularly clear and instructive—which can be accessed online via the publisher’s server 24/7 via video streaming as often as desired.

You can get a sense of the book by viewing sample pages online at tinyurl.com/5xy6m32p—both for the digital e-book version of the entire book and for individual chapters. Alternatively, you can have the print version, including video access, conveniently delivered to your home with free shipping.

The next three-day “hands-on” intensive workshop will be offered at a discounted rate to MB members in April at: tinyurl.com/y8mra2j5

FKDS Trainer
6th edition 2023,
164 pages,
750 illustrations,
90 videos,
39.90 euros

ISBN 978-3-938103-43-2