Textbook of Clinical Echocardiography

Todays echocardiography continues to be a low-cost minimal-risk procedure with the potential to yield a vast amount of detailed precise anatomic and physiologic information. Dr. Catherine Ottos Textbook of Clinical Echocardiography 6th Edition clearly outlines how to master the core principles of echocardiographic imaging in order to make an initial diagnosis and integrate this data in clinical decision making for patients with a wide range of cardiovascular diseases. Ideal for cardiology fellows medicine residents and cardiac sonography students this bestselling text teaches all the essential elements of ultrasound physics tomographic and 3D anatomy image acquisition advanced imaging modalities and application in specific disease categories all with a practical problem-based approach. Concentrates on the foundational concepts you need to know to perform and interpret echocardiographic studies and to pass your board exams. Covers all advanced echo techniques including contrast echo 3D echo and myocardial mechanics as well as intraoperative and intra-procedural transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). Discusses what alternative diagnostic approaches to initiate when echocardiography does not provide a definitive answer.