Advanced echocardiographic approaches
By: [edited by] Linda Gillam, Catherine M. Otto
Series: Practical echocardiography series; Practical echocardiography series
Publisher: Elsevier/Saunders; Saunders
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Philadelphia, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9781437726978
Subjects: Echocardiography; Methods; Handbooks
Description: This title is a volume in the exciting new Practical Echocardiography Series edited by Dr. Catherine M. Otto -provides practical, how-to guidance on advanced and challenging echocardiographic techniques such as 3D echo, contrast echo, strain echo, and intracardiac echo. Definitive, expert instruction from Drs. Linda D. Gillam and Catherine M. Otto is presented in a highly visual, case-based approach that facilitates understanding and equips you to master these difficult and cutting-edge modalities. Master new and advanced echocardiography techniques such as 3D echocardiography, contrast echocardiography, strain echocardiography, and intracardiac echocardiography through a practical, step-by-step format that provides a practical approach to image acquisition and analysis, technical details, pitfalls, and case examples. Tap into the knowledge and experience of two noted authorities in the field: Dr. Linda D. Gillam, former president of the American Society of Echocardiography, and world-renowned echocardiography expert and author Dr. Catherine M. Otto. Reference the information you need quickly thanks to easy-to-follow, templated chapters, with an abundance of figures and tables that facilitate visual learning.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Transthoracic three dimensional echocardiography / Roberto Lang; title: Transesophageal real time three-dimensional echocardiography / Judy Hung; title: Three dimensional echocardiographic evaluation of the right ventricle / Takahiro Shiota; title: Transthoracic and transesophageal echo in the Cath laboratory / Rebecca Hahn and Linda Gillam; title: Intracardiac echocardiography / Frank Silvestry; title: Strain and strain-rate imaging (speckle and DTI) / Tom Marwick; title: Assessing twist and torsion / Sherif Nagueh; title: Echocardiographic tools for CRT / Ted Abraham; title: Contrast perfusion echocardiography / Tom Porter; title: Other tools for assessing coronary flow / Nozomi Watanabe; title: Stress echocardiography for structural heart disease / Owens and Catherine Otto; title: Multimodality cardiac imaging / Fausto Pinto.