Manual of 3D Echocardiography

This book is a practical guiding manual to explain critical clinical practice in three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography. The use of this technology has been limited to certain pioneer imaging units, but with the advent of lower cost hardware it is spreading and reaching more users that will start to use it often without previous experience or formal academic training. This title provides these readers with a full review of the features, clinical indications and methodological aspects of 3D echo in a practical, “how-to-do-it” way. 3D-echocardiography techniques are becoming more diverse, as they are applied to transthoracic and transesophageal studies, 3D-wall motion tracking, fusion of echocardiographic and fluoroscopy navigation, fusion of wall motion tracking and coronary tomography. All these aspects are described and explained deeply in this book.

Table of contents : 

Front Matter....Pages i-vii

Physical and Technical Aspects and Overview of 3D- Echocardiography....Pages 1-44

General Aspects of Transthoracic 3D-Echo....Pages 45-72

General Aspects of Transesophageal 3D-Echo....Pages 73-99

3D-ECHO Protocols for the Diagnosis of Valvular Diseases....Pages 101-121

3D-Echo Protocols for Assesing Cardiac Chambers, Volume and Function....Pages 123-143

3D-Wall Motion Tracking: Measuring Myocardial Strain with 3D....Pages 145-166

Guiding Structural Interventions with 3D-Echo....Pages 167-191

Fusion of 3D-Echocardiography and Other Imaging Modalities: Hybrid Imaging....Pages 193-210

Cardiac Congenital Disease and 3D-Echocardiography....Pages 211-230

Back Matter....Pages 231-236

Manual of 3D Echocardiography