Ming Chon Hsiung & Andrew P. Miller 
Live/Real Time 3D Echocardiography [PDF ebook] 

This comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of both live/real time
3D transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography illustrates
both normal and pathologic cardiovascular

findings. With more than 800 images that detail the technique of
performing these studies and demonstrate various cardiovascular
pathologies, as well as a DVD containing more than 350 moving
images, it is a valuable compendium for both novice and experienced
practitioners.

The book opens with chapters on the history of 3D
echocardiography and basic and technical aspects of live/real time
3D transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiograpy, then
considers:

* normal anatomy, examination protocols, and the technique for
performing live/real time 3D transthoracic echocardiography

* abnormalities affecting the mitral, aortic, tricuspid, and
pulmonary valves and the aorta

* prosthetic heart valves

* 3D echocardiographic assessment of left and right ventricular
function, ischemic heart disease, and cardiomyopathies

* congenital cardiac lesions

* tumors and other mass lesions

* pericardial disorders

* live/real time 3D transesophageal echocardiography

It concludes with coverage of some of the most recent advances
in 3D technology, real time full-volume imaging, and 3D wall
tracking, including 3D assessment of strain, strain rate, twist,
and torsion.

Vividly demonstrating the superiority of 3D echocardiography
over conventional 2D imaging in several clinical situations, this
carefully produced volume shows how to use the most recent
technology for better assessment of cardiovascular disease.

Inhoudsopgave

Preface.

1 Historical Perspective.

2 3D Echocardiographic Technology.

3 Howtodoa3DEchocardiogram: Examination Protocol and Normal
Anatomy.

4 Mitral Valve.

5 Aortic Valve and Aorta.

6 Tricuspid and Pulmonary Valves.

7 Prosthetic Valves.

8 Left Ventricular and Right Ventricular Function
Assessment.

9 Ischemic Heart Disease.

10 Cardiomyopathies.

11 Congenital Heart Disease.

12 Tumors and Other Mass Lesions.

13 Pericardial Disorders.

14 Live/Real Time 3D Transesophageal Echocardiography

15 The Challenges of Volume Ultrasound: Real Time Full Volume
Imaging.

16 3DWall Motion Tracking as the Ultimate Technology for Wall
Motion Analysis.

Index.

Over de auteur

Navin C. Nanda, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSGC, FISCU(D)

Professor of Medicine and Director, Heart Station/Echocardiography
Laboratories, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB),
Birmingham, Alabama and Director, Echocardiography Laboratory, The
Kirklin Clinic, University of Alabama Health Services Foundation,
Birmingham, Alabama, July 1984-present

Editor-in-Chief, Echocardiography Journal

President, International Society of Cardiovascular Ultrasound