Basics of Transesophageal Echocardiography

A how-to" manual for both beginners and advanced practitioners who wish to learn the technical aspects as well as the clinical background of a basic transesophageal echocardiographic examination." Unique multi-disciplinary perspective makes the book useful to a wide spectrum of disciplines Materials are organized to reflect an orderly and systematic patient examination sequence Presents the necessary background knowledge for valid data interpretation Outlines the practical logistics involved in implementing a transesophageal echocardiography quality assurance program Furnishes complete overview--including examples and reference listings--of transesophageal echocardiography application across the spectrum of medical disciplines Its forward-looking approach anticipates future developments, such as the likelihood of routine access to three-dimensional reconstruction technology With an important chapter on biplane and multiplane imaging, providing an in-depth description of the orientation of the respective cross-sections as well as images and matching diagrams for each scan Contains the best graphic illustration and image quality of all competing titles