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