Live/Real Time 3D Echocardiography

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

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

Navin C. Nanda, MD, FACC, FAHA Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Director, Heart Station/Echocardiography Laboratories, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Director, Echocardiography Laboratory, The Kirklin Clinic, University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Ming Chon Hsiung, MD Physician, Division of Cardiology and Associate Researcher, Department of Medical Research and Education, Cheng Hsin General Hospital Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
Andrew P. Miller, MD, FACC, FAHA CardioVascular Associates, PC, Birmingham, Alabama; formerly, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Fadi G. Hage, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Section of Cardiology, Birmingham Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA